The first weekend in June is buzzing and full of contrasts. There are warm and cold books, old and new films, inside and outdoors, empty and packed art evenings. Here are CC’s Calendar tips for the start of summer. A house within a house, a room within a room: today (04.06.2026), the In Wirklichkeit unmöglich exhibition opens at BDA Galerie, featuring models by set designer and Schaubühne production manager Jan Pappelbaum. Created between 1996 and 2026, on display are spaces built for the stage, for Hedda Gabler, Hamlet, or The Seagull. The exhibition asks about the reality of architecture, its conditions on stage, and the social role of theater. Nothing in your calendar for tomorrow? Sometimes it’s the gaps that are most exciting. On Friday (05.06.), ACUD Galerie launches Venus in Three Movements, a program interested in exactly that: what is missing from archives, what disappears, or what was never recorded in the first place. The starting point is Saidiya Hartman’s concept of “critical fabulation”, which understands archives as products of the power structures that created them, not neutral repositories. Together with Zack Darsee and Nadia Marcus of Tabloid Press, an evening of readings and performances takes shape around the personal, the fleeting, and the barely graspable. If you like literature combined with other art forms, this is for you. Now for abundance, or rather, full portfolios: starting Friday (05.06.), the graduating graphic design class of Lette Verein will celebrate its exhibition Liebe Grüße at Kunstquartier Bethanien.
After months of drafts, critique sessions, and final submissions, the graduates will present their work and celebrate everyone who has accompanied them along the way. After stages and screens, a look at the city itself: in Schöneweide, the SchoeneVibes collective brings together various Berlin initiatives and associations at the 21st Festival for Democracy(06.06.), all of them committed to collective action. There will be insights into their work around coexistence, civic engagement, and urban society. And there will be stickers to design yourself. Long days are followed by long nights. During the Long Night of Science (06.06.), three poets from Afghanistan and Syria from The Poetry Project will read texts on migration and belonging in Berlin. They will be joined by students from the Institute for African and Asian Studies. The evening is called Berlin Belonging. Sunday (07.06.) is a fourfold invitation to leave the house. One of them leads to Knistern at Richten25, where the Berlin-based artist Duendita, who has just released her new album Existential Thottie, will perform. Her music moves between soul, jazz, R&B, and experimental soundscapes. If you’re looking for a place to sit, you will also find a place to read at Accidental Interest Books, where Ferdinand Dölberg and Jan Koslowskiwill present their book Warm, Kalt und Sehnsucht. Readings by the authors themselves, and also from Mark Tumba, Banafshe Hourmazdi, and Brigitte Cuvelier, accompanied by music from Ali Atari. After that, it’s easy to drift into thought among the greenery at The Frame. The reformer pilates studio is celebrating its terrace on Sunday (07.06.). At the Garden Opening, the season begins with matcha, drinks, smoothie bowls, and, hopefully, plenty of sunshine. Let’s stay outside a little longer: on Sunday (07.06.), Feasts of Eden is clearing out its warehouse on Urbanstraße. Experience suggests that these kinds of clear-outs at event spaces are often more exciting than many design markets. At the flea market, find decor, furniture, clothing, and all kinds of treasures from past productions. And in the Graefekiez, many more courtyard flea markets are taking place at the same time, so a stroll through the neighborhood is definitely worth it. For Sunday evening (07.06.), which may well end on the sofa, Q Studios Berlin is releasing Freier Fall – Wer du bist, a reinterpretation of Stephan Lacant’s film. The latest teaser promises a fresh take on the story, with Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, and Katharina Schüttler in leading roles. The new version screened on Monday as a Mongay special at Kino International. And one more tip for later in June: on Friday (26.06.) and Saturday (27.06.), A Song For You Berlin, together with the Konzerthausorchester, will bring A Soulful Missa to Konzerthaus Berlin. The starting point is Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, but seen through the lens of the collective. The Berliner Vocal Ensemble, with a strong feel for soul, has reimagined the work for Beethovenfest Bonn. After its premiere there, the project is coming to Berlin.
Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Amelia Ada, Bishop Black, Harry Miller, Luka Naujoks, Maisie Gibb
BDA Galerie, Mommsenstr.64, 10629 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
In Wirklichkeit unmöglich 04.06.–10.07.2026. Vernissage 04.06.2026 19h.
@bda.berlin
@schaubuehne_berlin
ACUD Galerie, Veteranenstr.21, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Venus In Three Movements 05.06.2026
@acudgalerie
@tabloidpress
@zackdarsee
@nadia.d.marcus
Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenpl.2, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Grafik Abschluss Ausstellung 05.–07.06.2026. Vernissage 05.06.2026 19h.
@lettegrafikdesign
@lettevereinberlin
@liebegruesse26
Michael-Brückner-Platz at Spree-, Flut- and Schnellerstraße, 12439 Berlin–Niederschöneweide; map
21. Fest für Demokratie 06.06.2026 13–20h.
@schoenevibes_kollektiv
@zentrum_fuer_demokratie_tk
Zentralasien-Seminar HU Berlin, Invalidenstr. 118, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
Berlin Belonging, 06.06.2026 19–20h30.
@thepoetryproject.berlin
@central.asia.hu
@lndwberlin
Accidental Interest Books, Weydingerstr.10, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map
Warm, Kalt und Sehnsucht 07.06.2026 16h.
@antonjanizewski
@accidentalinterestbooks
@ferdinanddoelberg
@kos_lowsky
The Frame, Waldemarstr.17, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map
Garden Opening, 07.06.2026 from 15h.
@theframe.pilates
Richten25, Gerichtstr.25, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Knistern, 07.06.2026 from 12h.
@_knistern_
@duendita
Feasts of Eden, Urbanstr.137A, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Flea Market, 07.06.2026 12–18h.
@feastsofeden
Free Fall – Who You Are, from 07.06.2026, available at Q Studios Berlin.
@freefallfreierfall
@qstudiosberlin
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
A Soulful Missa 26. & 27.06.2026 20h.
@asongforyouberlin
@konzerthausberlin
