
The Fall 2017 Program
From an assessment of President Donald Trump’s world to the rise of populism across the globe, from race and music in Jim Crow America to the enigma of Angela Merkel, the American Academy’s fall 2017 public program offers a wide range of lecture topics both contemporary and historical. Download the PDF, and register for events online.

The Global Triangle Project
On May 5, 2017, the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum hosted a workshop entitled The Global…

The Fall 2017 Class of Fellows
On the evening of Thursday, September 21, 2017, the American Academy welcomed its thirty-ninth class of…

The Fall 2018 Program
As the fellowship program of the American Academy in Berlin celebrates its twentieth anniversary, our…

President Steinmeier Delivers the 2019 Fritz Stern Lecture

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Gayatri Spivak at the American Academy

Welcoming the Fall 2019 Fellows

Announcing the 2017-18 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows
BERLIN—May 10, 2017—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—to 21…

James Comey Book Presentation
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, former director of the FBI James Comey joined DIE ZEIT’s…

Celebrating Twenty Years of Fellowships
This fall, the American Academy in Berlin is proud to celebrate twenty years of Berlin…

James Kirchick on the End of Europe

Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time

Ben Rhodes on the Two American Stories

The Winter 2018 Program

Beyond “Wilkommenskultur”

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities

The Holbrooke Forum in Estonia

The 2018-19 Berlin Prize
BERLIN—April 25, 2018—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded Berlin Prizes—semester-long fellowships in Berlin—to 24…

Max Beckmann Talk with Arthur Jafa

Reception for “Our Man”

Announcing the 2019-20 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows

Timothy Snyder on Language and “Not-Even Fascism”

The Winter 2019 Program

The Spring 2017 Class of Fellows
On the evening of Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the American Academy welcomed its thirty-eighth class…

Inaugurating the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship
In April 2017, the American Academy in Berlin inaugurates the Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitorship honoring…

The Spring 2018 Program
This spring offers a range of timely lecture topics at the American Academy in Berlin,…

John McCain Receives the 2018 Henry A. Kissinger Prize
BERLIN—May 3, 2018—The American Academy in Berlin has awarded the 2018 Henry A. Kissinger Prize…

Remembering Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)
The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Helmut Kohl, a longstanding friend and…

The Spring 2019 Program

Museums, Architecture, and Social Engagement

The 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize
On the evening of June 20, 2017, the trustees of the American Academy in Berlin awarded…

Kerry James Marshall at the American Academy
From April 21 to May 1, the American Academy in Berlin hosted Chicago-based artist Kerry…

New Stuttgart Head-to-Head Series Partnerships
The American Academy’s Head-to-Head Series was established in 2012 to strengthen German-American ties in the…

Panel Discussion: US-German Relations One Year Later

Remembering Senator John McCain (1936-2018)

The US Midterm Elections

The Fall 2019 Program

The 2017 Gala at The Met

The Fall 2019 Berlin Journal
