Berlin has a fresh coat of paint, and we’ve got a calendar to match. This week’s CC Calendar Tips run from a late encounter with two GDR artists and photography in the Funkhaus to a reopened cinema, Taiwanese film, and northern courage. There’s also wine turning into a criminal case, and a café opening right next door.
Starting today (24.09.), Galerie im Turm is showing Träumen (“Dreaming”), an exhibition of works and estates by Annemirl Bauer and Bärbel Bohley. Both artists and political activists clashed with the state over their open criticism of the GDR system and suffered reprisals for it. Neither ever had an exhibition at the gallery in their lifetime, even though it had served as an exhibition space for the GDR’s Association of Visual Artists since 1965. “Träumen” fills that gap.
From East Berlin, we move on to Wedding: the Taiwan Film Festival Berlin kicks off on Thursday (24.09.), bringing around thirty films to the screen through early October, alongside concerts, workshops and a street market. This year’s focus is “Folktale — The Story We Invent to Survive”. Anyone who ends up in Tiergarten on Friday (25.09.) could easily spend the evening at a Korean table: at the Korean Harvest Table in Café Tiergarten, autumn itself is served. Seonghyeoncooks with seasonal ingredients, while Yeonung pours OVA makgeolli (rice wine) from Halle and natural wine from Franconia. Music comes courtesy of Minseok.
After two months of summer break, Juiced Listening is back on Friday (25.09). For the 34th edition, Jaś Maciek Miszewski brings his personal musical biography along. As a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record collector, he uses a selection of songs to tell the story of what shaped him — mostly folk, indie and rock. Needle drop at half past eight! Things get less musical but no less sensory at Café Strom. At Cork & Dagger on Friday (25.09.), a blind tasting turns into a small murder-mystery game with six wines, snacks and a “guilty bottle” for the table with the sharpest nose. Joining in are Drops Contemporary Wines and Studio Ailleurs. Spots are limited, so act fast!
On Saturday (26.09.), Rummelsburg beckons with its ever-lovely bay views, but also with the opening of the graduation exhibition (27.09.–11.10.) from the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie. At Funkhaus, the class of ’21 celebrates its graduation with works from Joelle Quintin, Camille Cellier and many others. The soft opening runs into the late evening, with a party following later. Because only a limited number of people can be in the space at once, the opening deliberately starts as early as midday. A quick detour into a very different piece of Berlin history: Zur Klappe, the former gay cruising toilet beneath Yorckstraße, celebrates its reopening on Saturday (26.09.). Things get ceramic in Bergmannkiez on Saturday (26.09.) at the ceramics pop-up by Plöttjes. Handmade pieces are on display and for sale, alongside drinks, clay to try your hand at, and a small tombola. Fitting the theme of Kiez and neighborhood is this new opening on Torstraße: on Saturday (26.09.), Micup Café officially opens, right next to its parent store, Mibap. The grand opening program includes coffee, Taiwanese tea and a colorful breakfast spread.
Speaking of programs: it’s marathon time again, and as ever, every cheering voice and waving arm is welcome. Alongside the 42km course, there’s also a youth race and a distance for inline skaters. The city’s boldest won’t need telling twice: Berlin Braves gather their crew for Race Weekend (25.–27.09.), including a shake-down run, though the real fun will likely be on Sunday (27.09.) in the Cheer Zone on Bülowstraße and at the XXL afterparty in the evening. Here, the rule is: fun with or without a bib number. And what does courage sound like when it becomes music? On Sunday (27.09.), a long title — The Sound of Courage – Music and Equality in the Nordic Countries — brings a small Nordic festival to the Kesselhaus. Musicians from all five Nordic countries sing and perform around themes of equality and courage, among them Sara Parkman from Sweden and Vilma Jää from Finland. And what else is currently sounding out? Zwischentöne by Clara Twele and Galina Kolchina is on show at Studio Kolchina & Gordon. The installation plays with the spaces between inside and outside, visible and fleeting, material and sound — where even the familiar can feel foreign. The installation is accompanied by a soundscape and works from Lisa Tiemann, among others. Go see it, and cheer it on!
Text: Emma Zylla / Credits: Barbara Klemm, Gregor Gysi, Bärbel Bohley, Heiner Müller, Ost-Berlin, 4. November 1989, 1989, Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografie auf Barytpapier, 30 × 40 cm, ifa Kunstsammlung; Bolomi; Family Matters; Anna-Maria Viksten, Galina Kolchina, Lukas Bodenstorfer, Plöttjes, Ydegirl
Galerie im Turm, Frankfurter Tor 1, 10243 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Träumen 24.09.–08.11.2026
@galerie_im_tum
@ifa.visualarts
Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
24.09.–04.10.2026. Full program & tickets here.
@tff_berlin
@impression.taiwan
Café Tiergarten, Altonaer Str.3, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map
Korean Harvest Table 25.09.2026 17–21h
@cafetiergarten
@dhflyu
@ya_noong
Budapester Str.14, 10787 Berlin–Tiergarten; map
Listening Session 25.09.2026 from 19h. Start 20h30
@juiced_listening
@jas_things
Strom, Saarbrücker Str.36, 10405 Berlin–Mitte; map
Cork & Dagger 25.09.2026 19h. Register here.
@stromcafe
@drops.contemporary.wines
Funkhaus, Nalepastr.18, 12459 Berlin–Rummelsburg; map
Ostkreuzschule Exhibition 27.09.–11.10.2026. Vernissage 26.09.2026 12–23h
@ostkreuzschulefuerfotografie
Zur Klappe, Yorckstraße Mittelinsel, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Re-Opening 26.09.2026
@zur_klappe
Plöttjes, Schleiermacherstr.18, 10961 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Ceramics Pop-up 26.09.2026 12–18h
@ploettjes_studio
Micup Café, Torstr.24, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Grand Opening 26.09.2026 from 12h
@micup.cafe
@mibapberlin
Berlin Marathon
27.09.2926 from 9h. Find the route here.
@berlinmarathon
U-Bülowstr., 10783 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
The Berlin Braves Race Weekend 25.–27.09.2026. Afterparty 27.09.2026. Tickets for the afterparty here.
@berlinbraves
Kesselhaus, Knaackstr.97, 10435 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
The Sound of Courage 27.09.2026 18h30. Tickets here.
@kesselhaus_berlin
@swebotschaft
@parkiz
@vilma.jaa
Studio Kolchina & Gordon, Eisenbahnstr. 5, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Zwischentöne 30.09.2026 Thu–Sat 15–19h
@buendel_space
@clara_twl
@_kolchina_
