The 2023-24 Berlin Journal

The new issue of the Berlin Journal features essays, articles, and artwork by the 2023-24 class of Berlin Prize Fellows.

The TIME 100

Three Academy alumnae are on TIME's 100 list of most influential people.

The Spring 2019 Program

From the written world to monuments of nature to the language of sexual safety. The spring 2019 program.

The Fall 2021 Program

Download the fall 2021 program, featuring topics from the future of money to Merkel's legacy to America's first drag queen.

“Beyond the Lecture” Podcast with Claudia Rankine

Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine talks about conversations that feature in her forthcoming book—about race, privilege, and whiteness.

The Fall 2022 Program

Download the fall 2022 program, featuring topics from American electoral politics to eco-musicology to a cultural history of American violence.

Gayatri Spivak at the American Academy

Columbia University professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak was the 2017 Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor at the Academy, where she delivered an October 17 talk on the great African American intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.

The 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellows

The American Academy has granted fellowships for fall 2021 and spring 2022 to twenty-two outstanding American scholars, writers, composers, and artists.

The Spring 2023 Program

From the history of Russian territorial boundaries to Turkish artistic practices in 1980s Berlin, from the origins of electronic music to Europe in an age of economic warfare, among much more.

Welcoming the Spring 2018 Class of Fellows

Presenting the spring 2018 class of fellows and their projects, with welcoming remarks by the editor-in-chief of Der Tagesspigel.

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.

Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time

The president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee on the fate of refugees as "the political crisis of our time."

Beyond “Wilkommenskultur”

The American Academy in cooperation with the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz hosted a panel discussion “Beyond ‘Willkommenskultur’: Artistic and Academic Approaches to Integration from a Transatlantic Perspective.”

Remembering John C. Kornblum (1943 – 2023)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of trustee John C. Kornblum.

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 Wolfgang Mayrhuber (1947-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Wolfgang Mayrhuber (seen in the above…

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…

The Winter 2019 Program

Download the winter 2019 program of lectures and discussions by resident fellows and Distinguished Visitors.

Remembering Ambassador Martin Indyk (1951-2024)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of longtime friend Ambassador Martin Indyk.

The Fall 2020 Program

The fall 2020 program features talks on the presidential election, US diplomacy, and an array of topics in the arts and humanities.

Max Beckmann Talk with Arthur Jafa

On December 17, 2018, the American Academy in Berlin hosted Arthur Jafa as the 2018 Max Beckmann Distinguished Visitor.

The 2020-21 Berlin Journal

The 2020-21 Berlin Journal features articles, essays, fiction, and drawings by Academy fellows and guests, with a focus section on race, power, and empire.

The Fall 2024 Program

Hot off the press! Download the fall 2024 program here...

The Spring 2020 Program

The spring 2020 program offers a wide-ranging selection of free public lectures and readings at the Hans Arnhold Center, in Berlin, and in several other German cities.

The 2023-24 Berlin Prize Fellows

The American Academy in Berlin has granted 26 Berlin Prizes for fall 2023 and spring 2024.

America at 250: A Festival with The Atlantic in Germany

November 3-6: A weeklong series of public conversations, private roundtables, and high-level dialogues in Berlin and Munich.

New Academy President: Ambassador Daniel Benjamin

The American Academy in Berlin has appointed Ambassador Daniel Benjamin as its new president. Benjamin is currently director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.

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.

Remembering Erivan Haub (1932-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the loss of businessman Erivan Haub. Our thoughts are with his extended family, particularly his wife, Helga Haub, a dedicated former Academy trustee and donor, and an abiding supporter of the transatlantic relationship.

Remembering George P. Shultz (1920-2021)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing and celebrates the life of longtime friend and supporter George P. Shultz.

Remembering Anna-Maria Kellen (1918-2017)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Anna-Maria Kellen, who died in New…

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Gala

The American Academy celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in New York City on April 9, 2024.

The Global Triangle Project

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

The Berthold Beitz Fellowship

We are proud to announce a new fellowship made possible by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation.

The Fall 2019 Berlin Journal

The thirty-third issue of the Berlin Journal features a suite of related essays on the fragility and composition of democracy, essays on literary history, work from the June 2019 Mellon workshop, and new fiction by Academy fellows.

Announcing the Carol Kahn Strauss Fellowship in Jewish Studies

The American Academy in Berlin is pleased to announce a gift of $2.4 million from Carol Kahn Strauss to establish an endowed fellowship in Jewish Studies.

Remembering Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of Helmut Kohl, a longstanding friend and…

Alumni Seminar in New York

On the afternoon of April 5, 2018, the American Academy in Berlin held an alumni…

The 2026-27 Berlin Prize Fellows

Berlin, May 11, 2026: The American Academy in Berlin proudly announces the recipients of the 2026-27 Berlin Prize.

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…