Unfortunately, there are no in-person events possible at this time, but there are plenty of online cultural offerings to keep you entertained during the Christmas season. Here we have compiled a few.
Digital Museums
German National Library
https://www.dnb.de/EN/Kulturell/VirtuelleAusstellungen/vas_node.html;jsessionid=6E21D4AA2E2516059508CC175F716597.internet562
Various exhibitions by the German National Library Leipzig and Frankfurt Main are accessible online.
1000x Berlin
https://1000x.berlin/en/themen/
A historical photo series shows how Berlin and its districts have changed over the past hundred years.
Berlinische Galerie – Museum of Modern Art
https://berlinischegalerie.de/en/exhibitions/our-exhibitions/
“The Berlinische Galerie is one of a kind: we collect, preserve, display and investigate modern and contemporary art made in Berlin.” Their online gallery offers exhibitions, online tours, short movies etc.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstbibliothek/about-us/virtual-tour/trademark/
This virtual tour of the “Trade:Mark” Exhibition “
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin Brandenburg (Fundation of Prussian Palaces and Gardens Berlin Brandenburg) https://www.spsg.de/en/palaces-and-gardens/digital-offers/ This digital format offers screenings of Brandenburg’s palaces and gardens.
Museumsinsel Berlin
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/museum-island-berlin?hl=de
This website offers digitalized exhibitions and 3D-visualizaions.
Jüdisches Museum Berlin
https://www.jmberlin.de/en/online-projects
This online platform shows objects and maps visualizing the violence against Jews in Germany as well as Jewish culture.
Deutsche Kinemathek
https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/en/collections-archives/digital-collection
Various collections like posters and photographs are uploaded to be seen online.
Lectures and Concerts – LIVE
Berlin (a)live
https://www.berlinalive.de/en
This platform provides a stage for art and culture. Events like concerts, discussions, performances etc. are accessible at this website. Unfortunately, the events are mostly in German – but a lot of them do not need translation!
Ariowitsch-Haus
https://ariowitschhaus.de/veranstaltungen/
Different lectures and talks concerning Jewish life in Germany and in Leipzig. Unfortunately, those events are only in German.
Stiftung Planetarium Berlin
https://www.planetarium.berlin/blog/livestream-durch-die-galaxis
The planetarium offers live lectures concerning the universe. Unfortunately, those lectures are only in German.
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year.
[Photo: Oper Leipzig, taken from www.oper-leipzig.de/de/presse]