Berlin Experience in September

Berlin Art Week

The Berlin Art Week event offers art lovers a chance to explore diverse works by local and international artists in numerous galleries.

For five days in September, art lovers from all over the world gather in Berlin for the Art Week. The Berlin Art Week combines several events that take place every September, for instance, the two art fairs "art berlin" and "Positions Berlin". Furthermore, a number of Berlin-based institutions for contemporary art use the opportunity to collaborate with many artists and galleries for a series of events, promoting the city as a place for making, celebrating and discussing art.
 

Lollapalooza Festival

The American festival Lollapalooza returns to Berlin in 2023, drawing thousands of visitors annually with its mix of music, art, food, and more.

Launched in 1991 by Jane's Addiciton singer Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza takes place every summer in Chicago with more than 160,000 visitors. Traditionally, international top acts like Eminem, Beastie Boys, Nick Cave, Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Lady Gaga, but also lesser-known artists play there. "Lollapalooza is the place where newcomers become legends and return to the legends to prove their fame," said festival founder Farrell.
 

International Literature Festival

Every September, Berlin transforms into a literary hub as the 23rd International Literature Festival welcomes around 200 authors from 40+ countries to the city.

In theatres, museums, concert halls, and even in prison. For eleven days each year, the international literary scene takes over cultural life in Berlin. In readings, talks, workshops and encounters. For eleven days, everything revolves around a great shared passion: literature. The international literature festival berlin (ilb) ranks as one of the world’s most important literary events Its comprehensive stylistic and thematic spectrum is unique – encompassing prose, poetry, non-fiction, graphic novels as well as children’s and young adult literature.
 

Opening of Fotografiska Berlin

This September, the Swedish Fotografiska Museum will celebrate the opening of its first Berlin branch.

For the opening, the museum is showing two exhibitions: "Ussyphilia" by Juliana Huxtable, the group exhibition "Nude" and "Whiteface" by Candice Breitz. The opening will take place as part of Berlin Art Week. In addition to the exhibition openings, the programme also includes talk shows, guided tours and a concert at 10 pm in the Ballroom with music by Peaches and Malonda. From midnight, the big opening party will take place in several rooms, with Swim Good DJs, resident DJs from Refuge Worldwide, Sarah Farina, DJ THC and SLIC Unit's Jaxx TMS among others.

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