From February to April 2025, Deutsches Historisches Museum, in cooperation with the Foundation Places of German Democratic History, is inviting visitors to the free discussion series ‘Berliner Mittwochsgesellschaft’ in the Pei-Bau. Accompanying the current temporary exhibition ‘What is Enlightenment? Questions for the 18th Century’, the DHM is reviving the historical format of the Wednesday Societies on five evenings. As in the Age of Enlightenment, the focus will be on discussing socio-political issues of the era. In particular, the progress, ambivalences and contradictions of the Enlightenment, which still characterise our society today, will be highlighted.
With changing guests such as the writer Sibylle Berg, the publicist Marina Weisband and the documentary filmmaker and author Ruth Beckermann, the ‘Berliner Mittwochsgesellschaft’ offers a stage for an intellectual exchange and exciting discussions. The series will be moderated by Kai-Michael Sprenger, Director of the Foundation Sites of German Democratic History, and …
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Image above: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (AKAMUS) © Uwe Arens.