Berliner Festspiele

Upcoming

The Berliner Festspiele

All year round, Berliner Festspiele host a multitude of festivals, exhibitions and individual events in two houses – the Haus der Berliner Festspiele at Schaperstraße and the Gropius Bau near Potsdamer Platz – and other venues in the city.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions at the Gropius Bau

Black and white portrait of Yoko Ono holding her artwork "Glass Hammer" during the exhibition "HALF-A-WIND SHOW" at Lisson Gallery, London, 1967.

Exhibition

YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND

11 April to 31 August 2025

Since the 1950s, Yoko Ono has been ahead of her time, leaving her mark on visual arts, music and activism. To honour her groundbreaking work, Gropius Bau presents the comprehensive solo exhibition YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND. Spanning the first floor and the atrium of Gropius Bau, the show brings together over 200 works from seven decades, revealing her radical approach to language, art and participation that continues to speak to the present moment.

A person is sitting on a chair with her legs crossed. Next to the person is a shelf with an artificial souvenir dog on top.

Exhibition

Diane Arbus: Konstellationen

16 October 2025 to 18 January 2026

Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century, Diane Arbus’ bold black-and-white photographs demolish aesthetic conventions and upend all certainties. With Diane Arbus: Konstellationen, Gropius Bau presents the most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date. Featuring 454 prints, many of them shown here for the first time, Konstellationen offers new perspectives on Arbus’ iconic images and the wide range of her portraiture.

Two people in magnificent clothing are walking in front of a row of cypress trees.

Exhibition

Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…

16 October 2025 to 18 January 2026

Ligia Lewis is a central figure in redefining performance within the context of the visual arts. In her multifaceted practice, she combines performance, live installation and film.  From autumn 2025, Gropius Bau presents I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…, the artist and choreographer’s most comprehensive solo exhibition to date. It brings together new and existing works that explore themes of race, gender, violence and resistance.

In the Media Library