Press releases

Conference "Deep Time and Crisis, c. 1930" (May 26, 1pm-8pm; May 27, 1pm-7.30pm) in the framework of Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Deep Time and Crisis, c. 1930
Conference in the framework of Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930 (until July 9)
Sat, May 26, 1pm-8pm & Sun, May 27, 1pm-7.30pm

With Irene Albers, James Clifford, Silvy Chakkalakal, Joyce S. Cheng, Anselm Franke, Tom Holert, Charles W. Haxthausen, Susanne Leeb, Sven Lütticken, Jenny Nachtigall, Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, Kerstin Stakemeier, Maria Stavrinaki, Zairong Xiang
With simultaneous translation into German and English
Day ticket including exhibition: 11€/8€

Press release, published on 16.05.2018

Dictionary of Now #12 Animal (May 24, 2018, 7pm), Lectures and discussion, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Dictionary of Now #12: ANIMAL
Lectures and discussion
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 7pm
With Rosi Braidotti, Philippe Descola & Anne Peters
Simultaneous translation: English/German

Press release, published on 15.05.2018

10. Internationaler Literaturpreis, Award Ceremony June 28, 2018, Announcement of the shortlist May 23, 2018, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Press release, published on 03.05.2018

Schools of Tomorrow - Test Run for the School of the Future and Award Ceremony. June 13-14, 2018, from 3 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Press release, published on 24.04.2018

Anthropocene Lecture: Bruno Latour May 4, 2018 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Anthropocene Lecture: Bruno Latour
Lecture and discussion
In English with simultaneous translation into German
May 4, 2018, 7pm, free admission

Press release, published on 18.04.2018

100 Years of Beat. Concerts, talks, films. April 26-29, 2018, Opening: April 26, from 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

100 Years of Beat
Concerts, talks, film
April 26-29, 2018
Opening: April 26, 2018, starting at 7pm

Kids&Teens Workshop: April 29, 3pm, 5€ (ages 5 and up, number of participants limited)

Evening ticket: 13€/10€
Festival pass: 30€
Talks, film, performances, installations: free admission

Press release, published on 13.04.2018

Dictionary of Now #11 JUSTICE, April 19, 2018, 7pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Dictionary of Now #11: JUSTICE
Lectures and discussion
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 7pm
With Nikita Dhawan, Christoph Möllers and Sarah Sharma
Simultaneous translation: English/German

Press release, published on 10.04.2018

Technosphärenklänge #5, Concerts, HKW & CTM, Friday, April 6, 2018, from 8pm

Technosphärenklänge #5
Concerts
April 6, 2018, from 8 pm
8 pm: Lucrecia Dalt & Regina de Miguel: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
9 pm: M.E.S.H. & Michael Guidetti: Hesaitix
10 pm: Amnesia Scanner: As Chaos
Tickets: 18/14 €

Press release, published on 04.04.2018

The Digitalization of the Carl-Einstein-Archiv at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin: Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930, Opening: April 12, 2018, 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

The Digitalization of the Carl-Einstein-Archiv at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Accompanying the exhibition and conference; publication:
Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930
April 13-July 9, 2018
Opening: April 12, 2018, 7pm
Conference: May 26-27, 2018

Press release, published on 26.03.2018

Anthropocene Lecture: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing - Lecture and discussion, March 27, 2018, 7 pm, Free admission, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Anthropocene Lecture: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Lecture and discussion
In English
March 27, 2018, 7pm, free admission

Press release, published on 12.03.2018

Dictionary of Now #10 Image (March 21, 2018, 6.30pm), Lectures and discussion at Pierre Boulez Saal of Barenboim-Said Akademie

Dictionary of Now #10: IMAGE
Lectures and discussion
With W.J.T. Mitchell, Hito Steyerl and John Tresch (simultaneous translation: English/German)
Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 6.30pm
ATTENTION: Pierre Boulez Saal at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, Französische Straße 33d, 10117 Berlin

Press release, published on 05.03.2018

Dangerous Conjunctures. Resituating Balibar/Wallerstein’s Race, Nation, Class, Symposium, March 15-17, 2018, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Dangerous Conjunctures
Resituating Balibar/Wallerstein’s Race, Nation, Class
Symposium
March 15-17, 2018, admission free

Press release, published on 27.02.2018

Press date on 12.04.2018
Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930, April 13–July 9, 2018, Opening April 12, 2018, Press tour 11 am, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Neolithic Childhood. Art in a False Present, c. 1930
Exhibition and conference; publication
April 13–July 9, 2018
Press tour: April 12, 11 am – accreditiation requested at presse@hkw.de
Opening: April 12, doors open from 7 pm
Opening ceremony: 7.15 pm at the Vortragssaal
Are speaking: Prof. Monika Grütters MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Media
Bernd Scherer, Director HKW, the curators Anselm Franke and Tom Holert
Conference: May 25–27, 2018

Press date published on 19.02.2018

Rimini Protokoll, Staat 1 - 4, Mar 01–25, 2018, Theater productions at HKW and Neues Museum

Rimini Protokoll
Staat 1–4
Theater
March 1-25, 2018

Press release, published on 01.02.2018

Dangerous Conjunctures. Resituating Balibar/Wallerstein‘s “Race, Nation, Class”, March 15–17, 2018, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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Press release, published on 25.01.2018

Saving Bruce Lee – African and Arab Cinema in the Era of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy, Jan 19–21, 2018, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Saving Bruce Lee – African and Arab Cinema in the Era of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy
Film program, talks, lectures
January 19-21, 2018

Press release, published on 05.01.2018

Conference: Freedom in the Bush of Ghosts: December 15 & 16, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Press release, published on 14.12.2017

Dictionary of Now #9 MARKET, with Karin Knorr-Cetina, Philip Mirowski & Nick Srnicek, Tue, December 12, 2017, 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Dictionary of Now #9 MARKET
Lectures, talk, interventions by the Chor der Kulturen der Welt
Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 7 pm
With Karin Knorr Cetina, Philip Mirowski and Nick Srnicek

Press release, published on 05.12.2017

Press date on 04.12.2017
Einladung zur Podiumsdiskussion „Filmfestivals heute“ am Montag, 4.12.2017, 18h im Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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Press date published on 04.12.2017

1948 Unbound. Unleashing the technical present. Research, theory, and art. Nov 30–Dec 2, 2017, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

1948 Unbound
Unleashing the technical present
Experimental conference
November 30 – December 2, 2017
Theory, Research, Art

Press release, published on 22.11.2017

Technosphärenklänge #4, Concerts and talks, Nov 17/ 18, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Technosphärenklänge #4
Concerts and talks
Nov 17 Concerts at the Auditorium
8 pm Caterina Barbieri
9 pm Valery Vermeulen Mikromedas
10 pm Morton Subotnick, Lillevan, Alec Empire perform From Silver Apples to a Sky of Cloudless Sulphur, Revisited
Nov 18 Talks at the Vortragssaal
3-6 pm Morton Subotnick and Valery Vermeulen
Tickets: 17.11. 18/14 € / 18.11. Free admission

Press release, published on 13.11.2017

1948 Unbound - Experimental conference. Nov 30–Dec 2, 2017, Opening Nov 30, 7pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

1948 Unbound
Unleashing the technical present
Experimental conference
November 30 – December 2, 2017
Theory, Research, Art

Press release, published on 09.11.2017

Press date on 06.12.2017
Invitation to the 2018 Annual Press Conference, Wednesday, December 6, 11 am, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

2018 Annual Press Conference
Wednesday, December 6, 11 am
at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

Press date published on 09.11.2017

Schools of Tomorrow / It’s Our School! Ideas Competition until Jan 31, 2018

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Press release, published on 02.11.2017

No! Music / Theme Days with concerts, performances, films, talks, installations, Nov 9–12, 2017, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

No! Music
Theme Days with concerts, performances, films, talks, installations
November 9–12, 2017
Opening Nov 9, 2017, starting at 6:45 pm
Concerts: Evening ticket: 13€/10€, Festival pass: 30€
Talks, films, performances, installations: Free admission

Press release, published on 25.10.2017

Dorit Chrysler and Carsten Nicolai - "Victory over Death!" Experimental opera, Tue Oct 3, 2017, 8pm, finissage of "Art Without Death", Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Victory over Death!
Победа над смертью!
Sieg über den Tod!
Experimental opera
October 3, 2017, 8 pm
Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Press release, published on 25.09.2017

The Readymade Century, Symposium am 12. und 13.10.2017, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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Press release, published on 20.09.2017

Schools of Tomorrow Kick-Off Conference, May 4 - 6, 2017, Opening: Thursday May 4, 2017, 6pm, free admission, Workshops, talks, presentations

Schools of Tomorrow
Kick-Off Conference
May 4 - 6, 2017
Opening: Thursday May 4, 2017, 6pm, free admission
Workshops, talks, presentations

Press release, published on 25.04.2017

2 or 3 Tigers, exhibition. April 21-July 3, 2017, Opening: April 20, 2017, 8 pm (exhibition open from 7 pm), Haus der Kulturen der Welt

2 or 3 Tigers
Exhibition, discourse
April 21-July 3, 2017
Opening: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 8 pm (exhibition open from 7 pm)
Discourse program: April 20–23, 2017
Press tour: Thursday, April 20, 2017, 5 pm

Press release, published on 19.04.2017

Press date on 20.04.2017
"Misfits": Pages from a loose-leaf modernity, exhibition, April 21-July 3, 2017, Opening: April 20, 2017, 7 pm (exhibition open from 7 pm), Haus der Kulturen der Welt

“Misfits”: Pages from a loose-leaf modernity
Tang Chang, Rox Lee and Bagyi Aung Soe
Exhibition April 21-July 3, 2017
Opening: Thursday, April 20, 7 pm
Exhibition Hall 2
Press tour: Thursday. April 20, 5 pm

Press date published on 11.04.2017

Free! Music Theme days with concerts, performances, films, talks April 6 - 9, 2017 Opening on April 6, 2017, from 6pm

Free! Music
Theme days with concerts, performances, films, talks
April 6 - 9, 2017
Opening on April 6, 2017, from 6pm
Concerts: Evening tickets € 13 / € 10, festival pass: € 30
Films, panels, installations, audio and video stations, performances: Admission free

Press release, published on 07.04.2017

9th Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt 2017

9th Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt 2017
Award for Translated Contemporary Literatures
Announcement of the shortlist: Monday, May 29
Announcement of the prize-winning duo: Tuesday, June 20
Celebration of the Shortlist & Award Ceremony: Thursday, July 6

Press release, published on 30.03.2017

Reminder: Now is the Time of Monsters - What Comes After Nations? - March 23-25, 2017, Opening: March 23, 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Now is the Time of Monsters
What Comes After Nations?
March 23-25, 2017
Opening March 23, 2017, 7:00 p.m., free admission
Theory, Research, Art

Press release, published on 13.03.2017

Reminder: New Experts!, Thursday, March 9, 2 p.m., Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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Press release, published on 02.03.2017

Reminder: The Appartus of Racism. Lectures and commentaries. March 8-9, 2017, 7 - 10 pm at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

The Apparatus of Racism
Lectures and commentaries
March 8-9, 2017
7 – 10 pm, free admission
Lecture hall
Simultaneous translation into German and English

Press release, published on 02.03.2017

The Appartus of Racism. Lectures and commentaries. March 8-9, 2017, 7 - 10 pm at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

The Apparatus of Racism
Lectures and commentaries
March 8-9, 2017
7 – 10 pm, free admission
Lecture hall
Simultaneous translation into German and English

Press release, published on 16.02.2017

Now is the Time of Monsters - What Comes After Nations? - March 23-25, 2017, Opening: March 23, 7 pm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Now is the Time of Monsters
What Comes After Nations?
March 23-25, 2017
Opening March 23, 2017, 7:00 p.m., free admission
Theory, Research, Art

Press release, published on 14.02.2017

New Experts!, Thursday, March 9, 2 p.m., Haus der Kulturen der Welt

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Press release, published on 07.02.2017

HKW IS BACK! HKW is back and will re-open on February 2, 2017 with the transmediale

After nine months of construction, on February 2 at 7 pm, HKW will open its doors once again with the transmediale.

Press release, published on 25.01.2017

Tonspuren: Achtung Aufnahme!, 15.-16.12.2016, Eröffnung 14.12.2016, 19h im silent green (German version only)

Press release, published on 28.11.2016

Anthropocene Curriculum

Anthropocene Curriculum
An online platform of the long-term project on knowledge in the Anthropocene
anthropocene-curriculum.org

Press release, published on 04.11.2016

Press date on 06.12.2016
Invitation to the Annual Press Conference 2016 - Haus der Kulturen der Welt - Dec 3, 2015, 11 am

Annual Press Conference 2017
Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 11 am
at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

Press date published on 02.11.2016

Tonspuren: Eines Tages, Fr 18.11.2016, 20h, TAK Theater im Aufbau Haus (German version only)

Press release, published on 28.10.2016

HKW Out and About: Dictionary of Now #4 THING, Mon 10-10-2016, 19h, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem

Press release, published on 12.10.2016

HKW Out and About: Dictionary of Now #4 THING, Mon 10-10-2016, 19h, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem

Press release, published on 26.09.2016

Press date on 23.09.2016
Einladung zur Pressekonferenz. Freitag, 23.9.2016, 11h zu "Staat 1 - 4" von Rimini Protokoll im Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Restaurant Auster (German version only)

Press date published on 07.09.2016

Tonspuren: Terra Nova - Preview, 18.9.2016, 12-18h, DIE GÄRTNEREI, Jerusalem-Friedhof, Berlin-Neukölln (German version only)

Press release, published on 06.09.2016

Tonspuren - drei künstlerische Positionen an verschiedenen Orten in Berlin, 18.9., 18.11., 15.-16.12.2016 (German version only)

Press release, published on 05.09.2016

Hundert Jahre Gegenwart. Der erste Weltkrieg und seine europäischen und globalen Folgen

Deutscher Bundestag bewilligt 15 Millionen Euro für das internationale Projekt des Hauses der Kulturen der Welt

Press release, published on 06.06.2014