Hitler and the Germans: Exhibition in the German Historical Museum
How was Hitler possible? With answers to this question, the exhibition “Hitler and the Germans” in Berlin’s German Historical Museum is currently striking great resonance with visitors. For the first time in Germany, the show is devoted to the effect of Adolf Hitler. A total of 600 exhibits, 400 photos and posters, and numerous films attempt to explain the dictator’s effect on the population during the Nazi era. The exhibition continues to run through February 6, 2011. More at www.dhm.de
Berlinale with a Major Bergman Retrospective
The 61st Berlinale will honor cinema legend Ingmar Bergman with a large-scale retrospective from February 10 to 20, 2011. All of the Swedish director’s films will be shown, as will examples of his work as a screenwriter. The event will be rounded out by documentaries by the Swedish filmmaker and Bergman authority Stig Björkman. More at www.berlinale.de

Design-oriented Christmas Market: “Holy Shit Shopping Lounge”
From December 11 to 12, 2010, the “Holy.Shit.Shopping.Lounge” will open its doors in Berlin for what is now the fourth time. Every year, this out-of-the-ordinary design-oriented Christmas market collects the best from Berlin’s latest fashion and designer scene. Special pieces from the fields of art, photography, and graphic arts will be on offer. And on top of that, a DJ will ensure that a party mood prevails. More at www.holyshitshopping.de (only German)

Missing Works Discovered during Subway Construction
For seventy-three years, they were regarded as missing. The New Museum is now exhibiting eleven works of art that were last available to the public in 1937 as “degenerate art”. They include sculptures by Otto Baum, Marg Moll, Gustav Heinrich Wolff, Naum Slutzky, Karl Knappe, Otto Freundlich, and Emy Roeder. The sensational find was unearthed by archaeologists near the Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus). The bronze and ceramic pieces were found in the rubble of a house on Rathausstraße that burned down during the Second World War. Get more information on this exhibition

We Will Rock You: Tickets Now Available through visitBerlin
This musical has already rocked over 10 million audience members worldwide, and now Berlin, too, is shuddering with Queen fever. A wonderful occasion to combine a visit to the German capital with an unforgettable musical evening. The current “We Will Rock You” package from visitBerlin offers a two-night stay, tickets for the show, and a Berlin WelcomeCard. Effective immediately, this offer can now be reserved online. More at visitBerlin.de

Stasi Memorial in Hohenschönhausen Records Two Million Visitors
In early November, the Stasi Memorial, the monument to the victims of the former East German secret police in the Hohenschönhausen district of Berlin, greeted its two millionth visitor. Since its founding in 1994, the memorial located at the site of the former central jail of the Ministry for State Security has recorded increasing numbers of visitors. Around 300,000 visitors are expected just in 2010.

Rendezvous with Reindeer: Tickets for Soma Can Now be Reserved by Phone
Reindeer, canaries, and oversized fly agaric mushrooms turn the current exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart (Hamburger Railway Station – Museum of the Present) into a spectacular art project. Tickets for it are now available through visitBerlin. Visitors to the city can easily order their tickets online or by phone at +49 / (0)30-25 00 25, or else by going to any of the five Berlin Tourist Information centers. The price of admission is 8 euros for general admission and 5 euros for those qualifying for the reduced rate. The combination ticket for both the special exhibition and the permanent collection is 12 euros for general admission and 6 euros for the reduced rate.

“Energie=Work”: Current Show in the Max Liebermann House
How much work is there in a piece of chocolate, and how much energy does a cell phone contain? What is the human body capable of and what should the energy supply of the future look like? These questions are delved into by the exhibition “Energie=Arbeit” in the Max Liebermann House at the Brandenburg Gate through the use of hands-on stations and exhibits. The show continues to run through February 13, 2011. More at www.stiftungbrandenburgertor.de

Cabaret Returns to Berlin
As of November 11, 2010, the musical Cabaret can finally once again be experienced in Berlin. The theater TIPI am Kanzleramt is putting on the famous story by Christopher Isherwood about love and despair in Berlin in the 1930s in a production by star American choreographer and director Vincent Paterson. Through January 2, 2011, the tones ringing around the neighborhood of the German Chancellery will once again be “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome…” More at visitBerlin.de

Nan Goldin – Berlin Works in the Berlinische Galerie
Nan Goldin may well be regarded as one of the most direct photographers of the present. Her images that were created between 1984 and 2009 in Berlin will be on display in the Berlinische Galerie from November 20, 2010 to March 28, 2011. Among the approximately eighty pictures are also works that have never before been shown in public. Still lives, interiors, and self-portraits provide a glimpse into the artist’s enigmatic life. Get details on the new exhibition Berlin Work by Nan Goldin