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Photo: © Joanna Wilk Learn moreExhibition Vessel & Voyager
Courtesy Isabel Cruz Learn moreEchoes, Ghosts, Songs & Soils 4/25/2026 
© Melisa Liebenthal Learn moreWho were we, you and I? 4/26/2026
Vessel & Voyager
3/13/2026 – 5/10/2026
Echoes, Ghosts, Songs & Soils
4/25/2026
Who were we, you and I?
4/26/2026
Next events
Next events
© Andreas [FranzXaver] Süß Date and time:4/21/2026, 2 PM StandortAnna Seghers Museum, Berlin SpracheAnna Seghers in the circle of her friends
Guided Tour DE Learn more- Date and time:
4/21/2026, 4 PM StandortHanseatenweg SpracheVessel & Voyager
Guided TourGuided TourExhibition DE Learn more 
© Lindsey Drury Date and time:4/21/2026, 4:15 – 5:45 PM SprachenLecture Series: 20 Years Valeska Gert Guest Professorship
Valeska Gert and her AfterlivesLecture DEEN Learn more
Akademie Podcast
Together with guests, Akademie President Manos Tsangaris and journalist Sigi Ressel discuss the Akademie and its programme, the work of its members, and the current challenges facing a cultural institution in Germany.
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SchriftstellerinSections:Literature Seit 2021 Direktorin der Sektion Literatur der Akademie der Künste.Learn more
About Us
About Us
The Akademie der Künste is an international community of artists with 412 current members.
Art Sections
Visual Arts Section
The Visual Arts Section has been in existence for as long as the Akademie itself and represents the full range of different disciplines covered by the visual arts.Learn more
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 / photo: Akademie der Künste Architecture Section
The section stages exhibitions, events, seminars and workshops that focus on the various issues involved in planning and construction.Learn more
© Marcus Lieberenz Music Section
The section's programme represents contemporary composition, sound art and performance with a focus on present-day and future concerns.Learn more
© mutesouvenir | kb Literature Section
The section, founded in 1926, lists many of the most important German-language writers from Germany and abroad among its members.Learn more
© gezett.de Performing Arts Section
The section consists of international members from various fields of the performing arts such as acting, directing, dramaturgy and choreography.Learn more
© David Baltzer Film and Media Arts Section
Founded in 1985, the section combines the cinematic arts, media art, photography, audio drama, and film criticism and theory.Learn more
© Marcus Lieberenz
About the Archives
About the Archives
The Archives of the Akademie der Künste (Academy Archives) are considered the most important interdisciplinary archives for modern art and culture in German-speaking countries.
