{"title": "Wir sind anders! Wie die DDR Frauen bis heute prägt", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Forum Willy Brandt Berlin", "address": "Behrenstraße 15, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr"], "description": "A reading and conversation about the book „Wir sind anders!\" by Annette Schuhmann. The historian from the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam portrays 13 East German women – artists as well as workers, scientists as well as activists – and shows how memories, ruptures and origins continue to have an effect 35 years after reunification. Elke Sasse and Petra Steffan moderate, and the bookshop „Buchfink\" joins in with a book table. A joint event by the Willy-Brandt-Haus Lübeck with the women's office of the city of Lübeck and the equal opportunities office of the city of Wismar; registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wir-sind-anders-wie-die-ddr-frauen-bis-heute-pragt-29696/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c043b0c81e463db7c6232d9d1fa42cd5d53dfe0fa7bf9cda497949bc2c8d2088-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Forum Willy Brandt Berlin", "address": "Behrenstraße 15, 10117 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Queer Thursay: Frauke Hippler und Zeitzeug*innegespräch", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stadtteilbibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288671&ls=10&c=409", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "As part of the Queer Thursay series, the Stadtteilbibliothek Buch hosts a talk followed by conversations with contemporary witnesses. Frauke Hippler, a cultural scholar who completed her master's degree at the University of Leipzig, tracked down and examined coded contact ads placed by women who loved women in the Wochenpost, one of the most widely read magazines of the GDR. Being lesbian was long taboo in the GDR, and with no official meeting places, women* sought all kinds of ways to find like-minded people – the ads speak their own language. The talk explores this hidden chapter and these routes of making contact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-thursay-frauke-hippler-und-zeitzeuginnegesprach-16805/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288671&ls=10&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573b025978cde125a5cb2b152f59ace4fd981f1a7ab717c99fa3a698b97e570a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lesung mit Bundeskanzlerin a. D. Dr. Angela Merkel", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "BuchBox! Kiezbuchhandlung", "address": "Lettestraße 5, 10437 Berlin", "price": "52 €", "price_from": "52.00", "price_to": "52.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.kbb.eu/hkw.webshop/webticket/bestseatselect?eventId=17278", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature/memoir"], "description": "The sold-out reading with Angela Merkel, German Chancellor from 2005 to 2021, centres on her memoir \"Freiheit\", which she wrote together with her long-time adviser Beate Baumann. In it she looks back on her life in two German states, from childhood and studies in the GDR to the year 1989 and her meetings with the most powerful people in the world. After the reading, the book can be bought and signed live on the day of the signing session, while free tickets are available. The event is a cooperation between BUCHBOX!, Kiepenheuer & Witsch and the HKW.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-mit-bundeskanzlerin-a-d-dr-angela-merkel-13444/", "official_url": "https://www.buchboxberlin.de/event-calendar/lesung-mit-bundeskanzlerin-d-dr-angela-merkel", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b57dc5412740faa14759cfb82ea6bda5421ddd6fc4ce5b9aa1631e59ba0d8ec0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Frauen und Revolution", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berliner Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Besuchszentrum Ostkreuz", "address": "Revaler Straße 29, 10245 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/gender", "history"], "description": "“Frauen und Revolution” is a theme evening with a discussion about what role female voices play in revolutions, then and now. From the revolutions of 1848 and 1918 to political upheavals around the world, it looks at women as actors in revolutionary movements and asks how they shape political change. Together the audience discusses female perspectives on revolution, democracy and social change; guests include the author Shila Behjat. The event takes place as part of the changing exhibition “Stimmen – Ein Ausstellungsexperiment zwischen Demokratiegeschichte und Gegenwart” in cooperation with the Berliner Landeszentrale für politische Bildung; admission is free, registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/frauen-und-revolution-16803/", "official_url": "https://forum1848.de/veranstaltungen/stimmen-frauen-revolution/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0d47bc1053ff6769a228f55c1a9b83fcccb97e2e6afa28d7e45c713b068ac6f1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "„Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ is a discussion event in the DT Kontext series, held in the Rangfoyer of the Deutsches Theater. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-ande-16847/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "Frauen* Erzählsalon", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bona Peiser", "address": "Oranienstraße 72, 10969 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Frauen* Erzählsalon is an open gathering centred on exchange and storytelling. Organised by Elişi Evi e.V., it offers the chance to build practical German skills, watch films, take part in workshops, and tell or listen to fairy tales. The terms \"Frauen\" and \"Mädchen\" include all people who identify as women or girls or are read as such.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/frauen-erzahlsalon-31250/", "official_url": "https://bona-peiser.de/events/frauen-erzaehlsalon/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/89ff90ff0f91743269f7dfb4884369cf779e448a2804480f857edc850e0562e5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lesebühne: „Lesbische Selbstbehauptung in der DDR“", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 22)", "address": "Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer/lesbian", "history/gdr"], "description": "A book presentation and discussion with a conversation afterward. Drawing on texts, interviews and archival material, Dr. Teresa Tammer tells the life story of Karin Dauenheimer, who as a theologian, feminist, lesbian and single mother did not conform to the expectations of state and society, wrote for a feminist underground magazine, and organized women's festivals that became a crucial impulse for the emergence of a GDR-wide lesbian movement, placing her under the Stasi's surveillance for years. The author and the contemporary witness appear together on stage. The event is part of the Lesebühne series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesebuhne-lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-20460/", "official_url": "https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-berlin-10-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8fe597a19a39d627d5e9ab2974a8b5a765b22cc9d667819f651f6503f61ca7d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Interaktive Lesung: Drei Frauen sprechen über gelebte Wege. Echt, authentisch und Mut gebend.", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Pax Blu Café", "address": "Knobelsdorffstraße 47, 14059 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "An interactive reading followed by a discussion at the Pax Blu Café. Three authors read from their books about lived paths: Mareen Behrendt-Deter from „Geschenke aus dem Nichts“ about more ease in life after a great loss, Marion Antonidis from „Steh auf mein Mädchen“ about a near-death experience, and Ines Rosika Werner from „Liebe ist Alles“ about life after her mother's suicide. Real, authentic and encouraging.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/interaktive-lesung-drei-frauen-sprechen-uber-gelebte-wege-ec-28518/", "official_url": "https://www.paxblu-cafe.com/events/interaktive-lesung-drei-frauen-sprechen-ueber-gelebte-wege-echt-authentisch-und-mut-gebend/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8ce992a6e916b60f3d3c217fb167834ec95284951415ddc8ed118604c414011-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Transformationszeit: Fantasie gegen Realität …", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Ephraim-Palais", "address": "Poststraße 16, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Regulär: 10 Euro, Ermäßigt: 6 Euro", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://stiftungbrandenburgertor.de/veranstaltungen/liebermanns-welt/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature"], "description": "A conversation about life and writing in East and West Berlin, the final installment of the series „Transformationszeit“. Katja Oskamp, a writer born in East Berlin and author of „Marzahn, mon amour“ and „Die vorletzte Frau“, and West Berlin author Björn Kuhligk, known for „Überall Nachbarn“ and „Berlin-Beschimpfung“, join moderator Marion Brasch to discuss inventing reality. They explore how everyday life and social conditions shape writing, what artistic freedoms existed on either side of the Wall, and what changed after 1989. The talk takes place in the salon on the ground floor and lasts one hour and thirty minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/transformationszeit-fantasie-gegen-realitat-11821/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/transformationszeit-fantasie-gegen-realitaet", "image": "https://noky.io/images/09af503cac5f68817fe03a2a5975b32abb478c6644eab9d240ec33d10e0388f3-600.webp"}, {"title": "PEN Berlin: Geht's noch?", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Berliner Ensemble", "address": "Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Preis 16/9 EURO", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://berliner-ensemble.eventim-inhouse.de/webshop/webticket/shop?event=15937", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A public discussion event with conversations about home and democracy after the elections in East Germany and Berlin. The writers' association PEN Berlin invites guests from politics and culture as well as the audience, which is welcome to ask questions, join in and disagree. It asks questions such as: can people with different political opinions still talk to each other? What divides East and West, what connects them, and what has changed in recent years? The series is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for East Germany and has previously travelled through East Germany and Berlin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/pen-berlin-gehts-noch-3773/", "official_url": "https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/inszenierung/pen-berlin-gehts-noch", "image": "https://noky.io/images/33b1cbab610ffda3d8005e5c5ef3739321581f59829c18d13e9a6b19846bbd58-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ostfrauen*Salon", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Einblick ins Geheime - Ausstellung zum Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv", "address": "Ruschestraße", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei. / Admission is free.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://luma.com/c24f4ugb", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr/stasi", "stage/performance-art", "society"], "description": "The Ostfrauen*Salon is an event of encounters, art and conversations as part of the Berlin Freedom Week. It is a joint project of the Economic Development Agency Lichtenberg, the Federal Archives' Stasi Records Archive and the Ostfrauen*Salon. A long table invites everyone to talk openly about East German identity and social change. There are also readings, a live podcast, a performance, art, a podcast listening station and a book table.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ostfrauensalon-32974/", "official_url": "https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de/termin/ostfrauensalon-berlin-07-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/567ff93455e51fe183cc791e593c51016b9986c0024edc9d5cb84ef2e81d4f6d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Klingel bei…? Begleitprogramm zur Ausstellung – Zeitzeug*innen im Gespräch. Ein Abend mit und über Zeitzeug*innen", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum Lichtenberg im Stadthaus", "address": "Türrschmidtstraße 24, 10317 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "An evening of conversation held as accompanying programme for the exhibition „Klingel bei…?“. Contemporary witnesses talk with co-curator Karl-Heinz Steinle about queer lived realities in Lichtenberg, sharing memories, anecdotes and personal perspectives. Rare interview and film clips make the evening a lively encounter with queer history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/klingel-bei-begleitprogramm-zur-ausstellung-zeitzeuginnen-im-12364/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "„Ihr löscht das Feuer mit Benzin“ – Die Tagebücher Wolf Biermanns", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer", "address": "", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.de/e/elshan-ghasimi-reinterpretation-des-radif-dastgah-e-chahargah-tickets-1997393231925", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature/diary"], "description": "A book presentation for „„Ihr löscht das Feuer mit Benzin“ – Die Tagebücher Wolf Biermanns“, presenting excerpts from the diaries of the singer-songwriter. The historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk, a friend of Biermann's, is publishing them on the 50th anniversary of Biermann's expatriation and his 90th birthday, and presents the book together with co-editor Arno Polzin. The conversation is moderated by Doris Liebermann. The event takes place in the visitor centre of the Berlin Wall Memorial, is free of charge, and registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ihr-loscht-das-feuer-mit-benzin-die-tagebucher-wolf-biermann-30517/", "official_url": "https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/de/gedenkstaette-berliner-mauer/besuch/programm/ihr-loescht-das-feuer-mit-benzin-die-tagebuecher-wolf?date=2026-11-12T19%3A00%3A00%2B0100", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd51ab9ebb625aac48d5c9324abb9cadaaed9006a4752eaf0a8c6ffb77a95141-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nie wieder!", "start": "2026-11-08T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Grips Theater im Podewil", "address": "Klosterstraße 68 10179 Berlin", "price": "10 €, ermäßigt 5 €", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.grips-theater.de/de/service/Kartenkauf", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era", "literature/reading"], "description": "\"Nie wieder!\" is a musical reading in remembrance of the victims of the Nazi dictatorship. Three performers (Eva Blum, Michaela Hanser, Falk Berghofer) read from Inge Deutschkron's \"Ich trug den gelben Stern\", accompanied by Volker Ludwig's \"Zeitlosen Lieder\" from \"Ab heute heißt Du Sara\", newly arranged for choir. The vocal.ensemble.tempelhof as well as Matthias Witting with arrangements and piano take part. The evening is meant to be stirring and encouraging at once, dealing with humanity, solidarity and civil courage.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/nie-wieder-4635/", "official_url": "https://www.grips-theater.de/de/spielplan/nie-wieder/3387", "image": ""}]}