The Mediation Program of the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Part of the exhibition of the 13th Berlin Biennale are not only the events of the Encounters series, but also the broad educational program with Focus Tours, Focus Workshops, and the Open Ateliers.

Focus Tours­

­Focus Tours are led by mediators and offer visitors an opportunity to explore a specific theme or perspective within the 13th Berlin Bienniale.

Recurring dates:
KW Institute for Contemporary Art:
Every Saturday, 4 pm (in German)
Every Sunday, 12 noon (in English)

Former Courthouse Lehrter Straße:
Every Saturday, 4 pm (in English)
Every Sunday, 12 noon (in German)

Sophiensæle / Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart:
Alternating every Friday, 4 pm (in German or English)

Free of charge with valid exhibition ticket 
Without prior registration

Meeting point: Ticket counter at each venue; Sophiensæle: courtyard

To the calendar

Focus Workshops

­The Focus Workshops are closely related to the Focus Tours and place an emphasis on deeper engagement with selected themes, artistic works, or questions raised by the 13th Berlin Bienniale.

Limited capacity
Please register via mediation@berlinbiennale.de 

Upcoming Workshops

Focus Workshop with Zoncy Heavenly:
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Venue: KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Language: English

July 10, 2025, 5–7 pm 
August 7, 2025, 5–7 pm 
September 4, 2025, 5–7 pm 

Focus Workshop with Arootin Mirzakhani:
Narration of Order – The State as Artist of Its Own History

Venue: KW Institute for Contemporary Art

July 17, 2025, 5–7 pm (German)
August 14, 2025, 5–7 pm  (English)
August 28, 2025, 5–7 pm  (German)

More dates will follow soon. 

open ateliers