{"title": "Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium: Adenauer's Heirs", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T12:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/germany", "society/politics"], "description": "A scholarly colloquium about the CDU/CSU after the Adenauer era. The Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung is hosting its 8th scholarly colloquium on the book “Adenauer's Heirs: The CDU/CSU from Détente to Reunification”. The author Dr. Ronald Granieri and Dr. Hugo Müller-Vogg present the years that were decisive for the union; the discussion is moderated by Dr. Michael Borchard. It also explores how Helmut Kohl prevailed against Rainer Barzel and Franz-Josef Strauß and how a party can preserve its brand core while reaching new groups of voters. The event is aimed at a specialist audience; those interested can contact the foundation by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wissenschaftliches-kolloquium-adenauers-heirs-75827/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9ce7bfc795418989612861d79c53660a7162a36b20308691b5446467b9b85c32-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T12:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Umkämpfte Freiheit", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A panel discussion on the future of the transatlantic relationship and on what freedom means today on both sides of the Atlantic. The panelists are Dr. Ronald Granieri of the U.S. Army War College, Dr. Norbert Röttgen and Dr. Rachel Tausendfreund of the DGAP; the conversation is moderated by the journalist Dr. Melinda Crane. The event is a cooperation between the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin and takes place at the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin. 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It is part of the series „Über Grenzen: Ziehen, Einreißen, Verschieben“ at BERLIN GLOBAL. Author Paula Fürstenberg looks at German reunification from the perspective of a post-reunification generation, asking about the gaps in the narrative of unity, accompanied by unemployment, emigration and racist violence in the East. The reading is moderated by journalist and author Nhi Le.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/niewiedervereinigung-100-zwischenrufe-zur-deutschen-einheit-16573/", "official_url": "https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/gespraech/niewiedervereinigung-100-zwischenrufe-zur-deutschen-einheit-169340/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e98cae2e745a3746936932cc1a28342234c61e7d88d397c2de9508a06e5f613b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Seminar: Deutsche Einheit im Wandel der Zeit – Demokratie, Identität, Zusammenhalt", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T23:59:00+01:00", "place": "Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten", "address": "Mühlendamm 3, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["history/reunification", "society/democracy"], "description": "An educational seminar examining German unity, 36 years after reunification, as a dynamic and ongoing process. It is run by the Europäische Akademie Berlin e. V. in cooperation with the VHS Landkreis Diepholz, with Barbara Brockmann of the VHS Diepholz directing the conference. From historical, political, cultural and social-science perspectives it looks at social participation, regional inequalities, cultures of remembrance and the identity of East and West. Its aim is to open up new perspectives on German unity and find starting points for constructive societal dialogue and stronger democratic practice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/seminar-deutsche-einheit-im-wandel-der-zeit-demokratie-ident-11194/", "official_url": "https://www.eab-berlin.eu/bildungszeit-deutsche-einheit-im-wandel-der-zeit-demokratie-identitaet-zusammenhalt/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b6a579a7146713623c61d41bdac728cffb16c86986822eb340d47f38a0e9fb0c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Passierschein für die Kunst: 40 Jahre deutsch-deutsches Kulturabkommen", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "art"], "description": "A panel discussion marking 40 years of the German-German cultural agreement concluded in 1986. It is hosted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation together with the Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl Foundation. Contemporary witnesses and actors of the time discuss what the agreement achieved, how art and audiences in East and West met, and what characterised GDR culture. The panel features Ingeborg Ruthe, Petra Winter, Thomas Flierl, Felix Brusberg and Ulrich Leidholdt, moderated by Christhard Läpple.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/passierschein-fur-die-kunst-40-jahre-deutsch-deutsches-kultu-75825/", "official_url": "https://pretix.eu/preussischer-kulturbesitz/kulturabkommen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68a35965f4e252dc078578fde29c5ceace7bdcab7e04ee5d06a4a3bcda96f470-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Neu-Zeit: Dr. Neu trifft Michael Müller", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturhaus \"Peter Edel\"", "address": "Berliner Allee 125, 13088 Berlin", "price": "16,52 Euro (inkl. 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One source lists the event as cancelled.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/neu-zeit-dr-neu-trifft-michael-muller-17617/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/93fb5a245eac465f1d0fed335185ce743e1673431eabd9370d7f1c3919e2fd4a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ein Anker in der Krise von Staat und Verfassung – Die ungebrochene Aktualität des Konservatismus", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek des Konservatismus", "address": "Fasanenstraße 4, 10623 Berlin", "price": "10 Euro pro Person (ermäßigt 5 Euro) an der Abendkasse", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A talk with discussion on the state of conservatism in politically turbulent times in Germany. The economist and political scientist Siegfried Franke, professor of economic policy at the Andrássy University in Budapest from 2012 to 2015, explains how conservative thinking can offer perspectives for solutions in the face of crises. It is about proven courses of action such as fostering the family, protecting private property combined with effective competition policy, and preserving the rule of law and defending fundamental rights. Thanks to his international work, he also takes in developments beyond Germany, such as those in Hungary, where Viktor Orban was voted out despite successful government.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfassung-die-ungebroc-13258/", "official_url": "https://www.bdk-berlin.org/veranstaltungen/siegfried-franke-ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfassung-die-ungebrochene-aktualitaet-des-konservatismus/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be1a601ca0af8b4f9ce38c8d2c9e49ea03cdec226848d1c79ebaa5670493e592-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rente, Reformen, Generationengerechtigkeit: Wie viel Zukunft steckt in der Jungen Union", "start": "2026-11-11T17:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa", "address": "Sophienstraße 28/29, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A discussion event on pensions, reforms and how burdens are shared between generations. It is part of the series „Wer gestaltet die Politik von morgen? Die Jugendorganisationen der Parteien im Gespräch“ at the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. The guest is Johannes Winkel, federal chairman of the Junge Union and a member of the German Bundestag. Together with the audience it will discuss questions such as a long-term financed pension reform, how to fund infrastructure and defence investments without overburdening future generations, and how young people can shape politics.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rente-reformen-generationengerechtigkeit-wie-viel-zukunft-st-27270/", "official_url": "https://schwarzkopf-stiftung.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/rente-reformen-generationengerechtigkeit-wie-viel-zukunft-steckt-in-der-jungen-union/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2511eab659c60e8d8c2c8eda559a654d1a53d8ef658656526f3abf75488e60ad-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lesung & Gespräch mit Friedrich Burschel zu PRESENT PAST. Wie Nachfahren ihre NS-Familiengeschichte erforschen (empfohlen ab 16 Jahre)", "start": "2026-11-10T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Die gute Seite", "address": "Richardplatz 16, 12055 Berlin", "price": "frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://dieguteseiteberlin.buchhandlung.de/shop/article/57157258/present_past.html", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era"], "description": "A reading and conversation with author Friedrich Burschel, who talks about his own family research into the National Socialist era. At the centre is the volume „Present Past“, in which ten descendants describe how they investigated their family's Nazi past and how they deal with what they found. Burschel, who works on anti-fascism at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, contextualises the stories and then invites an audience discussion on memory politics. The event is part of the autumn series 2026 of the Neukölln bookshops against right-wing populism and racism.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-gesprach-mit-friedrich-burschel-zu-present-past-wie-n-48498/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a49c27e608476b4c56a6c9195696c4be5a36311623fceb5d740b3742f4278648-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Adenauer auf der Wolke", "start": "2026-10-06T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-06T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/postwar-germany"], "description": "Adenauer auf der Wolke is an exhibition of caricatures and cartoons about Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung presents it at its Academy in Berlin. For Adenauer's 150th birthday, 47 satirical artists created new works that show him seated on a cloud as a thoughtful, critical or amused observer of politics, society and current affairs. A digital presentation of selected historical works traces the development of this motif.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/adenauer-auf-der-wolke-2656/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/wissenschaftliche-dienste-archiv/publikationen/einzeltitel/-/content/adenauer-auf-der-wolke-himmlische-karikaturen-zum-150-geburtstag", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1c0b8554c173374c561c5368714ad2717acfecef457fb76799136bcd0ee70419-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Europe's Research Alliances: Keeping Collaboration Strong", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round table on the future of European research collaboration in the face of geopolitical and economic shifts. It is held by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation and the German Physical Society, in partnership with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Experiences from the physical sciences highlight how enduring cooperation builds innovation capacity and trust. The discussion asks how Europe can remain an attractive, open and reliable research partner – especially for young researchers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong-72429/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong", "image": ""}, {"title": "Kanzler im Fokus - Von Adenauer bis Merz", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-30T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Besucherzentrum des Presse - und Informationsamtes der Bundesregierung", "address": "Reichstagufer 14 10117 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/photography", "history/contemporary-history", "society/politics"], "description": "The photo exhibition „Kanzler im Fokus - Von Adenauer bis Merz“ presents photographs from more than seven decades of German political and media history. It is shown at the Besucherzentrum des Presse - und Informationsamtes der Bundesregierung, where the pictures come from the Official Photographers of the Federal Government. At its heart is the relationship between the federal chancellor and media representatives, from the beginnings of the Federal Republic up to the present day. The images capture political events and historic moments as well as encounters, conversations and situations away from the big political stage.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kanzler-im-fokus-von-adenauer-bis-merz-15680/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/af23f0f3b90a12b2bc5cf64909a4ef1265997f35ef12b4166522cea711ac3337-600.webp"}, {"title": "Freiheit, Solidarität und der Wunsch nach Erneuerung -", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Katholische Akademie in Berlin", "address": "Hannoversche Straße 5b, 10115 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/anniversary"], "description": "A discussion event marking the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian popular uprising. The Catholic Academy in Berlin, together with Renovabis, invites guests to talk about the meaning of \"1956\" in Hungarian memory culture and politics, as well as Hungary's present and future. Speakers include Zsuzsa Breier, Kornélia Kiss, Konrád Dejcsics and Gergely Romsics, moderated by Kai-Olaf Lang. The Research Prize Eastern Europe 2026 will be awarded directly afterwards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-solidaritat-und-der-wunsch-nach-erneuerung-9177/", "official_url": "https://www.katholische-akademie-berlin.de/veranstaltung/freiheit-solidaritaet/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b8b7f4c3d497311adbae1ad734494ff9dc6a8bd6e1d2b0784010b620067f31ab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Felix Heidenreich - Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation for Felix Heidenreich's new book \"Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit\". In it, the philosopher and political scientist argues for what he calls a republicanism of sustainability as a response to illiberal tendencies and a lack of social cohesion. He will be in discussion with Jan Philipp Albrecht, board member of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Ole Meinefeld of the foundation. The event is part of the series \"Zeitdiagnostische Interventionen\" and takes place in German on site and via livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-22770/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/prof-dr-felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-der-nachhaltigkeit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/919e74997057891008028e286e178e559d7f7ceec9be3138fd4536a6a703f4d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Freiheit und Solidarität – Gegensätze oder Komplementäre", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Maecenata Stiftung", "address": "Rungestraße 17, 10179 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society"], "description": "A colloquium by the Maecenata Stiftung in cooperation with the Allianz Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung e.V. asks whether freedom and solidarity are opposites, or whether responsibly lived freedom requires solidarity. The political scientist Dr. Marie Wachinger opens with a talk on the concept of solidarity and its current situation in civil-society networks. Afterwards Dr. Rupert Graf Strachwitz, a board member of the foundation, examines the concept of freedom before a discussion with all participants. The hybrid event addresses a broad audience and aims to develop arguments for public debate; a small reception follows at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-und-solidaritat-gegensatze-oder-komplementare-26301/", "official_url": "https://www.maecenata.eu/terminarchiv/freiheit-und-solidaritaet-gegensaetze-oder-komplementaere/", "image": ""}, {"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": "Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "„Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies“ is an English-language discussion held as a round table on the „03 Franklin Stage“ at Falling Walls Science House. It is organised by Falling Walls with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich involved, and takes place as a hybrid format. The panel brings together physics Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt, former Portuguese minister Manuel Heitor, LMU vice president Armin Nassehi, former European Research Council president Helga Nowotny and Yoshua Bengio of LawZero. They ask why even stable democracies can erode from within and look at the social, economic, cultural and technological foundations of open societies in times of rapid change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies-72414/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies", "image": ""}]}