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.
Explore upcoming events
Discover what’s coming up in the Academy’s public program this semester.
Contemporary artist Sara Cwynar explores the link between images and modern capitalism
“Dämonie” (uncanny, threatening power) and Otto Dix
Historian Dagmar Herzog on the so-called “euthanasia” murders
European security betweeen strategic autonomy and the Atlantic alliance
Panel discussion with Dagmar Herzog, Michael Zürn, and Mitchell G. Ash
Writer Katie Kitamura discusses her forthcoming novel
Eugenische Phantasmen: Zur Geschichte und Aktualität eugenischen Denkens in den helfenden Berufen
Dagmar Herzog delivers a German language lecture as part of the series “Inklusion unter Druck.”
In Heidelberg, Katie Kitamura reflects on the stories that we tell about ourselves and others.
Explore past events
Look back on past lectures, readings, and conversations from the Hans Arnhold Center.
The lasting impact of Nazi ideologies on the German psyche
New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe on his latest book
Image reproduction and the Early Modern mental universe
The nature of money, institutional trust, and the current crypto crossroads
Panel discussion with John R. Bolton, Norbert Röttgen, Ethan Kapstein, and Majid Sattar.
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