Program
More than a hundred times a year, the Academy opens its doors for lectures, readings, concerts, panel discussions, and debates with its fellows, guest speakers, and the interested public.
From Coins to Crypto: How the Evolution of Money Challenges the Evolution of Governance
The nature of money, institutional trust, and the current crypto crossroads
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Discover what’s coming up in the Academy’s public program this semester.
From Coins to Crypto: How the Evolution of Money Challenges the Evolution of Governance
The nature of money, institutional trust, and the current crypto crossroads
Panel discussion with John R. Bolton, Norbert Röttgen, Ethan Kapstein, and Majid Sattar.
Image reproduction and the Early Modern mental universe
New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe on his latest book
The lasting impact of Nazi ideologies on the German psyche
The future of global technology is being shaped by the intimate struggles of families
The host discusses his award-winning podcast about Mahler
Powering the Future, Paying the Price: Data Centers, Democracy, and the 2026 Midterm Elections
Data centers as a lightening rod in American democracy, with midterms on the horizon
Contextualizing the Nazi “euthanasia” murders
In the Spotlight
Explore past events
Look back on past lectures, readings, and conversations from the Hans Arnhold Center.
A discussion with Daniel Benjamin and Emily Haber on the tragedy of 9/11, twenty-five years on.
Christian Kracht and Katie Kitamura discuss the art of writing.
Welcome the new class of Berlin Prize Fellows to the German capital
What have shaped Ray’s work from the enduring traditions of sculpture?
Hugh Eakin and Anja Wehler-Schöck on the challenges of journalism now
What happens when inconsistency and ambiguity are not byproducts of policy, but deliberate features of it?
Hamza Walker discusses the exhibition MONUMENTS