The Spring 2022 Program
The spring 2022 schedule of events features lectures and readings by Academy fellows and Distinguished Visitors on topics ranging from the future of lithium production to EU-China relations, from to the curation of nineteenth-century public concerts to the legal history of “endless wars” and the forever pandemic of global tobacco, among much more.
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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered the 2019 Fritz Stern Lecture, entitled "Über Demokratie und Vernunft."
Remembering George P. Shultz (1920-2021)
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Remembering Dr. Henry A. Kissinger (1923-2023)
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The Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition
The American Academy in Berlin and Deutsche Bank are proud to announce the establishment of The Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition.
Museums, Architecture, and Social Engagement
Daniel Weiss of The Met and Sir David Chipperfield on the role of museums and architecture in the service of the greater social good.
The 2023-24 Berlin Prize Fellows
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Singing to Glaciers
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Remembering Ed Koren (1935-2023)
Cartoonist Ed Koren was a Distinguished Visitor at the American Academy in Berlin in fall 2003. We will dearly miss him, his drawings, and his offbeat humor.
C. Boyden Gray (1943-2023)
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Gala
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New Academy President: Ambassador Daniel Benjamin
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Remembering George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)
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Max Beckmann Talk with Arthur Jafa
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Remembering Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)
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A Centennial Birthday
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“Beyond the Lecture” Podcast with Claudia Rankine
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The 2020-21 Berlin Prize Fellows
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Reception for “Our Man”
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The 2022-23 Berlin Prize Fellows
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Panel Discussion: US-German Relations One Year Later
Five experts on US-European and US-German relations convened at the American Academy for a panel discussion on Trump and transatlantic security.
Remembering Vartan Gregorian (1934-2021)
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Remembering Senator John McCain (1936-2018)
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The 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize
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Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time
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The 2023-24 Berlin Journal
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Timothy Snyder on Language and “Not-Even Fascism”
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