Events for May 2026
Contemporary Threats to Academic Freedom and Democracy: Education, Journalism and Human Rights
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026
May 13: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / May 14: Bard College Berlin, 9:30 am – 6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026
May 13: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / May 14: Bard College Berlin, 9:30 am – 6:30 pm
The Self at Scale
Monday, May 4, 2026 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
ICI Berlin (Christinenstr. 18/19, Haus 8 10119 Berlin), 10 am – 6 pm
Monday, May 4, 2026 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
ICI Berlin (Christinenstr. 18/19, Haus 8 10119 Berlin), 10 am – 6 pm
LATAM CONFERENCE 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Thursday, May 7, 2026
Hertie School (May 6) & Embassy of Mexico (May 7), 10 am – 6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Thursday, May 7, 2026
Hertie School (May 6) & Embassy of Mexico (May 7), 10 am – 6:30 pm
Final Application Deadline: Application deadline for citizens and residents of EU/EEA and Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, UK, US
Friday, May 1, 2026
Online Event
Friday, May 1, 2026
Online Event
Reading by the students of Clare Wigfall's Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Wein Salon, Schreinerstr. 59, Friedrichshain, 10247, Berlin, 7–10 pm
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Wein Salon, Schreinerstr. 59, Friedrichshain, 10247, Berlin, 7–10 pm
News from Home (& Beyond): Take it Back - Digital Self-Determination in 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
P98 SR2, 7:30–9 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
P98 SR2, 7:30–9 pm
Democracy In Danger: An Evening With Daniel Ziblatt
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Heinrich Böll Foundation (Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin), 7 pm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Heinrich Böll Foundation (Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin), 7 pm
Performances for Nina Tecklenburg's class TH220 Making Theater in Berlin: A Collaboration with Theater Ballhaus Ost
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Ballhaus Ost (Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin), 7–10 pm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Ballhaus Ost (Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin), 7–10 pm
Performance Factory & Open Studios
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156), 5:30–10 pm
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156), 5:30–10 pm
Movie Night: The Lives of Others (dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Lecture Hall, 7:30–9 pm
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Lecture Hall, 7:30–9 pm
Beethoven's „Geistertrio“ and Brahm's piano quintet
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal, Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin, 8–10 pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal, Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin, 8–10 pm
Ongoing Events:
BA Thesis Presentations Spring 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
all events are subject to change