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GONGS, GARDENS & GALLERIES — TIPS FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE WEEKEND

GONGS, GARDENS & GALLERIES — TIPS FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE WEEKEND

This weekend, savor, stretch, and stay awake — between pizza in the garden, long hikes, and urban utopias. Here are Cee Cee’s tips for summer solstice weekend. This Thursday (19.06.2025) in Alte Jakobstraße, the Berlinische Galerie is celebrating its 50th anniversary. With guests such as Slices & Spices from TDD Bon Appétit, who are all about community and good food. The collective for “culinary interventions” cooks what the location inspires — in the garden of the Berlinische Galerie, it’s freshly baked pizza, delicious and free of charge. In the evening, listen to a talk by artists Gülsüm Güler and İnci Güler from TDD Bon Appétit and other panelists. It’s about food as an expression of identity and a unifying element. Browse through their artistic concepts or purchase one of their cookbooks. Another gallery reflects on the future of architecture. As part of the WIA (Women in Architecture) Festival 2025, the Die Bauwende ist weiblichexhibition starts on Thursday (19.06.) at the Architektur Galerie Berlin. Organized by Architects for Future (A4F), the exhibition follows the path of fem activists in the city’s architecture. The aim is to make visible and discuss the commitment of women* in the field and their work for an equitable city. During two Intersectional Climate Walks, A4F activists want to explore ten demands of their movement and the visibility of women* in architecture — for a sustainable, public welfare-oriented building turnaround. There will also be sustainable visions on Saturday (21.06.) in Torstraße. Find them in the form of clear designs by OBS. Their brand philosophy combines function, reduction, and quality — they put the manufacturing process of clothing at the heart of their work. How do they achieve this? Materials from overproduction, efficient use of resources, short transportation routes. At the sample sale, feel these materials or browse through samples, special individual pieces, and B-goods, with fresh coffee from Raum and a designers’ panel. There will also be free drinks and a sound installation by Dahledohr.

The Har Studio continues in a purist vein. On Saturday (21.06.), immerse yourself in the longest day of the year with sound artist Paulita Kraft. To mark the summer solstice, the Kreuzberg studio not far from the Spree is hosting a Summer Solstice Gong Bath. A little ritual for body and soul. And as soon as the last gong reverberation melts away, Fête de la Musique takes over. This Saturday (21.06.), discover free concerts, spontaneous street stages, and new voices all over the city. If you want to run right into the start of summer, join Löwenmarsch, who are organizing The 100km in 24h Impact Walk this weekend (21.06.-22.06.). For every step, collect a donation for Learning Lions, a non-profit organization that provides young adults in the Turkana region of Kenya with practical IT and design skills. The organization aims to increase career prospects through digital education, promote self-employment, and secure long-term income. Run any distance you feel comfortable with and join the hike at various starting points along the route. The Impact Hike starts in Eberswalde and ends exactly one day later at Wannsee. If you’re wondering how you can fit so much summer into a single weekend, it’s just the beginning — and you can stretch it out a little.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Die Bauwende ist weiblich, Har Studio, Leon Grunau, Maximilian Semlinger, Noshe

Berlinische Galerie, Alte Jakobstr.124–128, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Slices & Spices 19.06.2025 17–20h

@berlinischegalerie
@tdd_bon_appetit

Architektur Galerie Berlin, Karl-Marx-Allee 96, 10243 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Die Bauwende ist weiblich 19.–28.06.2025
Climate Intersectional Walks 20.06.2025 and 24.06.2025 18h

@archietktur_galerie_berlin
@architects4future
@wiafestival

KMB Creative Network, Torstr.140 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
OBS Sample Sale 21.06.2025 12–16h

@obs__official
@raumkaffee
@dahledohr

Har Studio, Urbanstr.116, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Summer Solstice Gong Bath 21.06.2025 16–17.30h. Book your spot here.

@_har_studio_
@kraftpaulita

Löwenmarsch from Eberswalde to Wannsee; route
Impact Hike 21.06.2025 and 22.06.2025. Register for the routes here.

@loewenmarsch_berlin
@learning_lions

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PAST MEETS PRESENT — FREE WORKSHOPS & TOURS OF THE ARCHIVES AT THE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FOR DISPLACEMENT, EXPULSION, RECONCILIATION

PAST MEETS PRESENT — FREE WORKSHOPS & TOURS OF THE ARCHIVES AT THE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FOR DISPLACEMENT, EXPULSION, RECONCILIATION

Visit the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation and you’ll see first-hand testimonies of the forced migrations of the 20th century. But even now in the present, it’s a topic that cannot be relegated to history – all the more reason to attend the Centre’s open house on 22.06.2025, where you can discover the historical precedents to the current climate. If the subject sounds gloomy, the event certainly is not: the free program includes hands-on sessions, live performances, thoughtful talks and child-friendly entertainment on the topic of movement and transition. Highlights include a workshop on researching your family history, body percussion classes for little ones and a Ukrainian folklore and jazz concert with Ukrainian musician Ganna Gryniva. There’s also a chance to get artistic with comic booklet-making with illustrator Ami Bogin (drop-in).

Besides activities, there are free guided tours of the Centre’s current exhibitions. Particularly worth a visit is the Textile Memories collection of blankets by Soviet-born artist Varvara Keidan Shavrova, who presents textiles as providers of warmth and familiarity in times of displacement. The doors of the Centre will be open 10–18h with all-day drinks and food courtesy of Kreuzberger Himmel, who are serving up vegan kibbeh. The event’s blend of archive testimony and current realities serves as a reminder: our reckoning with displacement is far from over. 

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Juliane Eirich, Rory Grubb

Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, Stresemannstr.90, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map

Open House, 22.06.2025 10–18h (no ticket required)

@flucht_vertreibung_versoehnung

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START YOUR WEEKEND RIGHT: CROISSANT SESSION WITH CEE CEE X REFUGE AT ISLA

START YOUR WEEKEND RIGHT: CROISSANT SESSION WITH CEE CEE X REFUGE AT ISLA

Start your Saturday in party mode? We’re all in. For us, that means good coffee, relaxed music, and friendly faces. And hopefully, you’ll get all of that — plus sunshine — at the first-ever Croissant Session. Daytime parties have been around for a while, but coffee raves? They’re the next level. Since we at Cee Cee love both Berlin’s café culture and its nightlife (and also happen to organize Coffee Week Berlin) it’s about time we joined the celebration: with caffeine and the right tunes. Refuge is bringing the beats with Monty Luke on the decks, while the Isla crew serves up flat whites made with Vote beans. The party kicks off at 11h. Swing by, but not too late because by afternoon we’ll already be in afterparty mode and on our way to the lake… And yes, there will be croissants.

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Ruby Watt / Graphic: Arne Meyer for Cee Cee Creative

Isla, Hermannstr.37, 12049 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Croissant Session No.01 Sat 14.06.2025 11–14h

@ceeceeberlin
@ceeceecreative
@coffeeweek.berlin
@islacoffeeberlin
@refugeworldwide
@monty_luke

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PRINT, POWER & POETICS: THIS WEEKEND’S GUIDE TO BERLIN’S CULTURAL SCENE

PRINT, POWER & POETICS: THIS WEEKEND’S GUIDE TO BERLIN’S CULTURAL SCENE

Why print is still very much alive, how healing art can be, and when Berlin courtyards turn into oases of high culture — find out this weekend. Right in the heart of Berlin, the Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart is hosting an Open House (13–15.06.2025). At Hamburger Bahnhof, enjoy free admission to seven exhibitions and a participatory program of guided tours, workshops, and talks with artists. One of the openings is the exhibition Toyin Ojih Odutola. U22 – Adijatu Straße(13.06.), for which a fictional subway station called “Adijatu Straße” has been created in the museum’s East Wing. Odutola’s narrative illustrations explore themes such as power dynamics, colonial history, and African forms of expression, guiding the viewer’s gaze through the texture of skin and the interplay of light and shadow. A highlight of the colorful program at Hamburger Bahnhof is the official opening of the 13th Berlin Biennale. Another reason to celebrate: print seems to be immortal. Miss Read shows us how and why sustainable publishing still works (13–15.06.).

Hosted at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), this year’s book fair for independent and critical publishing is organized under the theme “Ecological Publishing”. Instead of sorting books by color, the fair focuses on local production possibilities and new narrative forms, bringing together publishers, writers, and artists through lectures, performances, and workshops. One such reading will be given by Ndey Bassine Jammeh-Siegel, founder of Afrokids Germany, who will present her children’s book Die Mosaik-Bibliothek, illustrated by Diana Ejaita. For more intersections between literature and visual art, check out the annual Conceptual Poetics Day (14.06.). And speaking of books, Suhrkamp Verlag is celebrating 75 years of publishing this Saturday (14.06.) with a courtyard festival. If you’re looking for new releases, collectibles, or literary merch (or want a quieter alternative to the HKW with just as much depth) this is your spot. Authors such as Dana Vowinckel, Steffen Mau, and many more will be signing books, both new and beloved. If you get hungry in between, swing by Acid Café, which is welcoming a guest chef from Japan on Saturday. For off chef Ryotaro Tanigaki and the sourdough bakery, the pop-up marks a long-awaited reunion after Acid visited Kinosaki in 2023 to supply the bistro with fresh bread. The Berlin edition will feature sweet and savory delights — Tonkatsu burgers and Dorayaki (sweet-filled pancakes) with green tea and mascarpone. Also sweet is the work of Gustaf Westman, the Swedish designer whose pastel curves and chunky vases have become iconic in contemporary interiors. On his pop-up tour through Europe, he’ll be stopping in Berlin this weekend (14–15.06.), hopefully bringing all the pieces fans dream of: pink vases, curvy mirrors, and bold coffee mugs. Can art be healing? And what potential lies in the fusion of art and science? These are questions explored by the interdisciplinary lecture series The Healing Arts, hosted by Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität der Künste Berlin. The next session takes place on 18.06.2025, examining the boundaries and possibilities of both fields and fostering dialogue across disciplines. This time, curator Lukas Feireiss will welcome speakers such as Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schoch, Dr. Lily Martin, and performance artist Maryna Makarenko. In cooperation with the International Society for Arts and Medicine, the series invites students and anyone curious about interdisciplinary exploration to join the discussion. It takes place every second Wednesday at Campus Charité Mitte. So maybe this weekend, you’ll find some space — on your bookshelf, between your coffee mugs, or in your mind — for new thoughts.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Beth Wilkinson; Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Jacopo La Forgia; Alexander Rentsch; Gustaf Westman; Acid/ Credit: Toyin Ojih Odutola, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart; Kulturprojekte Berlin

Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstr.50–51, 10557 Berlin–Mitte; map
Open House 13.06.2025–15.06.2025. Start 13.06.2025 10h.
Toyin Ojih Odutola. U22 – Adijatu Straße 13.06.2025–04.01.2026. Opening 13.06.2025 17h.

@hamburger_bahnhof
@kuboraum
@toyinojihodutola

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin–Tiergarten; map
Miss Read 13.06.2025 17–21h. 14.06.2025 12–21h. 15.06.2025 12–19h.
Buchvorstellung: Die Mosaik-Bibliothek 14.06.2025 12–12.45h at Haunani-Kay Trask Saal. 

@missreadberlin
@afrokids_germany
@alys.alys.alys
@ndey_bassine
@stillagramstill
@hkw_berlin
@dianaejaita

Suhrkamp Verlag, Vorplatz Torstr.44, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Hoffest: 75 Jahre Suhrkamp 14.06.2025 12–18h.

@danavowinckel
@suhrkampverlag

Acid Café, Rosenthaler Str.9, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Off Kinosaki x Acid Café 14.06.2025 from 10h.

@acid.cafe
@off.kinosaki
@ryotaro_off

Fürbringerstr.29, 10961 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Gustaf Westman Pop-up 14.06.2025–15.06.2025 10–19h. 
@gustafwestman

Campus Charité Mitte, Hörsaal 21 (Paul Ehrlich-Hörsaal), Virchowweg 4, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
The Healing Arts 18.06.2025 18–20h. More dates on 02.07.2025 and 09.07.2025.

@chariteberlin
@udkberlin
@lukasfeireiss
@maryna_makarenko_

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AN EVENING OF ETHEREAL ESCAPISM — SNOWAPPLE COLLECTIVE CONCERT AT THEATER IM DELPHI

AN EVENING OF ETHEREAL ESCAPISM — SNOWAPPLE COLLECTIVE CONCERT AT THEATER IM DELPHI

Amsterdam experimental music group Snowapple Collective bring their hopeful new album “Utopia” to Berlin’s Theater im Delphi. Are you looking for a little serving of hope in a precarious world? ​​You may find just that in the new album “Utopia” from experimental, multi-genre music group Snowapple Collective. In an era when it’s tempting to conclude that every bad person seems to be having a great time, the record – songs from which will be performed live at Theater im Delphi on 21.06.2025 – is all about exploring “hopeful perspectives on the future”. Musically, the songs by the Amsterdam-based group are discordant and dreamy – lead vocalist and clarinetist Laurien ‘She’ Snowapple lends an organic richness to the sometimes jarring instrumentation. The group say their latest work is influenced by avant-garde pioneer Laurie Anderson, with the music occupying an intriguing territory somewhere between Portishead and Patti Smith. The group returns to Germany after 13 years with their concert on 21.06 – strings, synths, guitars and percussion will fill the dramatic stone space of the Theater im Delphi with its arched proscenium and vaulted ceilings. If you are after an evening of ethereal escapism for your news-fatigued mind, this is certainly one of the hot picks for June.

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Tim Verhallen, Maud Fernhout & Chun-Yao Lin

Snowapple Collective perform live on 21.06.2025 at Theater im Delphi, Gustav-Adolf-Str.2, 13086 Berlin–Weißensee; map

Tickets are available online.

@snowapplecollective
@delphitheater

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