What's On - April 2008

5th berlin biennial for contemporary art From 05 April 2008 to 15 June 2008 Established in 1998, the berlin biennial has become a major international event in contemporary art. It has received an enthusiastic response from the audience as the experimental, forward-looking and context-sensitive show. Misunderstandings From 04 April 2008 to 07 April 2008 An exhibition on the essential problem of human communication. Sergeant Elvis Presley in Germany 1958-1960 From 04 April 2008 to 15 May 2008 The exhibition shows the military career and everyday life of Elvis Presley as a soldier, but also his special situation as a show star.

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What's On - May 2008

Carnival of Cultures From 09 May 2008 to 12 May 2008 For more than 10 years now the Carnival of Cultures has danced through the streets of Kreuzberg. Apart from music, dance and theater performances, there will be international food and drink. DMY International Design Festival From 21 May 2008 to 25 May 2008 The Festival is enhanced with an extensive framework program featuring numerous workshops and seminars focusing on the theme of design. Creative talents, professionals and visitors all have the opportunity to discover the latest developments and to exchange ideas in direct contact with the international design scene. ILA Berlin Air Show 2008 From 27 May 2008 to 01 June 2008 Since 1992 the ILA has taken place in Berlin/Brandenburg every two years, comprehensively reflecting the aerospace industry at an international trade show and conference venue that caters for the public as well. The ILA is also the only aerospace exhibition in Europe to act as a platform for markets in Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

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What's On - June 2008

DKB-ISTAF Berlin 1st June 2008 The DKB-ISTAF, one of the most important und traditional athletic meetings in the world, looks back on a long and proud history. With the XII. IAAF Athletics World Championship to be staged in Berlin in 2009, the ISTAF now serves as a “dress rehearsal” for the world’s third-biggest international sports events. CSB 28 June 2008 The 28th of June 2008 will be the day! Christopher Street Day will move through Berlin`s streets and hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders will demonstrate before the very eyes of their heterosexual fellow men for equal rights.

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What's On - July 2008

What's On - August 2008

IFA 2008 From 29 August 2008 to 03 Spetember 2008 The IFA is the world’s leading sales platform and the CE industry’s number one venue for doing business. A showcase for innovation and the technology of tomorrow – coupled with a spectacular programme of entertainment events.

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What's On - October 2008

Popkomm 2008 From 08 October 2008 to 10 October 2008 The Popkomm is an international platform for the music and entertainment industry. It combines trade show, international congress and a music festival in one. Although admission is restricted to industry professionals, everybody in Berlin will have a chance to explore the latest industry trends in numerous concerts. Festival of Lights From 14 October 2008 to 26 October 2008 The FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS™ turns Berlin into a sparkling metropolis with a firework of illuminations and events for two weeks from 14 to 26 October. More than 40 sights, squares and buildings will be illuminated and a magic light strip will spread from east to west through the city. Art Forum Berlin From 31 October 2008 to 03 November 2008 The Art Forum Berlin is an international fair that shows contemporary art from the best artists coming from Berlin, Germany, Europe, USA Latin America, Asia and Australia.

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Museums and Galleries

Pergamon-Museum With 850,000 visitors a year, the Pergamon is Berlin's prime museum. Hardly surprising, given its three outstanding collections under one roof. Haus am Checkpoint Charlie The history of the Berlin Wall is documented at the most famous border crossing point. Charlottenburg Palace Between 1695 and 1699, the Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick III, who in 1701 became the first Prussian King. He built it as a summer residence dedicated to his wife, Sophie Charlotte. Old National Gallery December 2001 the restoration of the Museum Island reached a significant milestone with the much-celebrated re-opening of the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery). New National Gallery In 1968, the New National Gallery was erected here as the first building, following designs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. At Matthäikirchplatz. German Museum of Technology Berlin The Technic-Museum continues the tradition of considerable technique museums, which were located in Berlin since world war II. The location at the Gleisdreieck is of historical importance. Old Museum The Altes Museum, built between 1823 and 1830 after the design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is one of the most important works in the architecture of Classicism. Stiftung Topographie des Terrors Between 1933 and 1945, the central institutions responsible for the repressive and criminal policies of National Socialism were located on the terrain of the Topography of Terror. Egyptian Museum The Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung moved to the Altes Museum at Museum Island. Natural History Museum The Museum of Natural History in Berlin is one of the most important natural history museums of the world. Deutscher Dom The German cathedral was originally built in 1701. More than 50 years after its destruction in World war II it was rebuilt. It Re-Opened its doors in october 1996.

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