19 to 28 June 2025Performing ExilesThe international and interdisciplinary festival produced by the Berliner Festspiele
Exhibition Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt21 March to 14 September 2025 Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her expansive oeuvre, punk meets glamour, queer activism meets Black counter-culture and resistance meets desire. Fabelhaftes Produkt offers an overview of Davis’ practice and artistic collaborations. Learn more
Exhibition YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND11 April to 31 August 2025 Since the 1950s, Yoko Ono has been ahead of her time, leaving her mark on visual arts, music and activism. To honour her groundbreaking work, Gropius Bau presents the comprehensive solo exhibition YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND. Spanning the first floor and the atrium of Gropius Bau, the show brings together over 200 works from seven decades, revealing her radical approach to language, art and participation that continues to speak to the present moment. Learn more
Play Space BAUBAUA Play Space for Kids Playing, laughing, making noise, letting off steam, doing nothing – all in an exhibition venue! With BAUBAU, the artist Kerstin Brätsch designed an admission-free play space for kids, where more is allowed than forbidden. On Gropius Bau’s ground floor, colourful wallpapers, structures, objects and open-ended material called “loose parts” configure flexible spaces that are shaped by children’s activities. Learn more
Presentation Playing in the CityA Short History from 1900 to the Present What has been the role of play in public space, both historically and in the present? Complementing BAUBAU, our free play space for kids, Gabriela Burkhalter’s Playing in the City presentation traces the history of playgrounds since their emergence in 1900 to today. The free presentation is open to all and can be seen in two rooms next to the play space’s entrance. Learn more
Berliner Festspiele Sustainable Environmental PerformanceWe have been following EMAS guidelines for sustainable environmental performance since 2013. Find out more about our goals and the measures that we have already taken on the website of our umbrella organisation. To the KBB GmbH
Berliner Festspiele SHIELD & SHINE – We Are ManyActive since 2018, the national network DIE VIELEN formulates clear positions against enmity, right-wing extremism and attacks against artistic freedom. With the campaign “SHIELD & SHINE”, the alliance is calling out to take an even stronger stance in support of a plural, democratic orientation of the world. To The Many