Opening on 9 September 2026, Hanseatenweg
Dates: 10 September – 6 December 2026

Wars, conflicts and environmental disasters are destroying cities and habitats across the globe. Reconstruction is an urgent task; millions of people need shelter, space and safety. This autumn’s exhibition and events programme at the Akademie der Künste, entitled “Metaxy : Between Destruction and Reconstruction”, focuses on that uncertain moment when it is not yet clear how societies will deal with loss, guilt and memory – and how they will shape the future. The term metaxy, ancient Greek for “between”, refers to the state of tension between destruction and reconstruction, past and future.

The Akademie building on Hanseatenweg and Berlin’s Hansaviertel district itself are significant examples of reconstruction following the destruction of the Second World War. Starting from a critical exploration of the traces to be found at and around the site of the Akademie der Künste, the exhibition links local experiences with global perspectives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gaza, Namibia, Poland, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Ukraine and the USA. Through their works, artists and spatial practitioners open up perspectives that emerge in the in-between.

A programme of talks, music and performances will be held to explore the exhibition’s three thematic focuses: Houses – Soils – Times. The project is accompanied by an extensive outreach programme . A special issue of the magazine ARCH+ documents and explores the central questions in greater depth.

Participating artists and spatial practitioners:
Hala Alnaji, Archigrest, Marina Tabassum Architects, Maja Bajević, Centre for Documentary Architecture, Tiffany Chung, Co-Haty, Paul Hübner, Salma Samar Damluji, Nir Evron, Open Group, Ola Hassanain, Omer Krieger, V. Mitch McEwen, megouem, Kioomars Musayyebi, Ute Richter, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Arinjoy Sen, Nurit Stark, Syrbanism, topoScape, Immanuel Schumacher, Feda Wardak, Eyal Weizman, Ines Weizman, Julita Wójcik, Lebbeus Woods, Ina Wudtke

“Metaxy : Between Destruction and Reconstruction” is a project by the Akademie der Künste in collaboration with ARCH+ and is part of Berlin Art Week 2026.

Funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation, with support from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The programme of events is being organised with the kind support of, and in cooperation with, the KfW Foundation.

Further sponsors: Gesellschaft der Freunde der Akademie der Künste, Hans Sauer Stiftung

Partners: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e. V.; IBA Ukraine; OFFEN FÜR KULTUR / Hansabibliothek (Stadtbibliothek Berlin-Mitte); Royal College of Art; SCHAUSTELLE Nachkriegsmoderne; Spreepark Art Space; Ukrainisches Institut in Deutschland

Exhibition dates
Metaxy : Between
Destruction and Reconstruction
Exhibitions and events
Opening: 9 September, 6:30 pm
Run: 10 September – 6 December 2026
Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, 2–7 pm; Thu, 2–9 pm;
Sat + Sun, 12–7 pm
Tickets €10 / 7, free admission for under 18s, adk.de/tickets
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin, phone: +49 30 200 57-2000

Press contact
ARTEFAKT Kulturkonzepte, Stefan Hirtz
Email: stefan.hirtz@artefakt-berlin.de
Phone: +49 30 44010686

Autumn Exhibition at the Akademie der Künste: “Metaxy : Between Destruction and Reconstruction”