On the occasion of the exhibition, the Akademie der Künste is dedicating a programme of films, talks, concerts and readings to the artistic examination of architectural and ideological remains of National Socialism. It deals with politics of exclusion and repressed memory, the relationship between fascist aesthetics and violence, places of inconsolability and artistic resistance.

Using numerous models, plans, photographs and films, the exhibition shows planning and building during National Socialist rule from 1933 to 1945. It examines building and biographical continuities and ruptures up to the present. In doing so, it refers not only to the German Reich but also to the occupied territories in Eastern Europe and draws comparisons with other countries during this period.

Recent measures by the Hungarian government are endangering the country’s independent arts and cultural scene. Through public discussions, artistic interventions and dialogue with political actors, the members of the European Alliance of Academies want to draw attention to restrictions on artistic freedom in Europe. Livestream via allianceofacademies.eu. In English and Hungarian.

The exhibition “Broken Machines & Wild Imaginings” is a presentation of ten new installations by JUNGE AKADEMIE fellows whose artistic research examines artificial intelligence. These speculative and experimental practices question and materialise how power and ethics are dealt with in the context of AI. Exhibition opening on 1 June at 7 pm. Free admission.

The new issue focuses on how the arts deal with the relationship between power, space and violence: What is a poem in the face of a revolution? What responsibility does Berlin, as the “capital city of exiles”, have towards the émigré artists living here, especially in light of Germany’s history? Can architecture be neutral, and how do spaces affect our behaviour?

Bertolt Brecht's study, Helene Weigel's conservatory, Anna Seghers' “crow's nest” : Regular tours offer visitors a fascinating insight into the homes and studies of the writer Bertolt Brecht, actress and theatre director Helene Weigel and the writer Anna Seghers. The Brecht-Weigel Museum in Berlin-Mitte and the Anna Seghers Museum in Berlin-Adlershof are both part of the Akademie der Künste.

The Akademie der Künste is an international community of artists that currently totals 419 members in its six Sections (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Literature, Performing Arts, Film and Media Arts). It is an exhibition and event location. A key component of the Akademie are its Archives, which collectively form one of the most important interdisciplinary archives on 20th century art.