What's On: Monday 2 November 2009

This is a unique exhibition exploring the art and culture of the Renaissance in Berlin. The exhibition focuses on Cranach and the art of the Renaissance under the Hohenzollern. Open daily except Tuesday from 10:00 to 17:00 (closed on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve). Late opening on Thursday until 20:00. Standard admission is €8 or €6 concessions. At Charlottenburg Palace, New Wing, Spandauer Damm.

Weekly one hour sing along sessions every Monday for children accompanied by one or more musicians. The event is offered in English and German and is for children age 0 to 7 years. Sessions start at 16:30. Admission is €4 for 1 adult and 1 child. Additional children under 2 are free and additional children over 2 are €4. A Storytime Club Card is available for frequent visitors: after nine visits the tenth visit is free. At Storytime Books, Schmargendorfer Straße 36/37.

Classes for those who want to learn how to paint and find your own style while learning about their art, artists, artistic movements and styles. Course is open to beginners up to second year students. Some materials provided by the school (contact the school for details). Classes held on Fridays from 13:30 to 16:30. At the Laboratory of Living Arts near U Silesian Gate. Contact Laurie for full details: thelaboratoryfiles@gmail.com.

Creative workshop for artists of all levels wanting to try out creative experiments, learn new useful skills using traditional or non-traditional art materials. Open to all levels. Some materials provided by the school. Classes held on Mondays from 13:30 to 16:30. At the Laboratory of Living Arts near U Silesian Gate. Contact Laurie for full details: thelaboratoryfiles@gmail.com.

Permanent exhibition on the Kennedy family including photographs, official documents, private documents. See website for details of temporary exhibitions. Open daily from 10:00-18:00. At Pariser Platz 4a.

Photographic exhibition to commemorate the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall. Open Monday plus Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 (closed Tuesday) from 10:00 to 18:00 and weekends from 11:00 to 18:00. At Max-Liebermann-Haus, Pariser Platz 7.

Special exhibition where the National Museums in Berlin, the Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin and the Central and Regional Library Berlin are given the opportunity to present key ideas for the institution they will share as the Humboldt Forum's three future users. See website for detailed information. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Altes Museum, Am Lustgarten. Nearest public transport links are U+S Friedrichstr., S Hackescher Markt or bus 100.

International exhibition of twentieth century German art in its political, social, and historical contexts including works by Baselitz, Chargesheimer, Gloeckner, Heldt, Immendorff, Klapheck, Penck, Polke, Richter, Tuebke and Vostell amongst others. This exhibition was first shown at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the German National Museum in Nuremburg. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the German Historical Museum, Unter den Linden 2.

Open air exhibition presented by the Robert Havemann society to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. guided tours available from the 8 - 29 August. Contact 030 247 49 888 or visit www.fuehrungsnetz.de for more information. At Alexanderplatz.

Photographic exhibition documenting the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the many escape attempts during its existence. Open Monday to Saturday from 09:00 -22:00. Admission is € 12.50 standard or €7.50 concessions. At the Wall Museum, Checkpoint Charlie, Friedreichstr, 43-45.

Exhibition to mark the optimism and dynamics of a new generation linking Presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Kennedy Museum, Pariser Platz 4a next to the Brandenburg Gate.

Exhibitions about the Stasi - The former GDR's secret police. Exhibitions include " An Open Secret - Post and Telecommunications in the GDR". Guided tours by appointment. Admission is free. Open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00/ At the IDZ, Mauerstrasse 38, (also accessible from Wilhelmstrasse). Nearest public transport link is S Unter den Linden.

Prize money of €50,000 is at stake for the winner of this prestigious award funded by the Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie and now in its 5th year. Four artists have been nominted and their works are shown in this contemporary art exhibition. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is €8 standard or €4 concessions. Free admission on Thursdays from 14:00 to 18:00. At Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art, Invalidenstr. 50.

"The Saints" is a re-enactment of the events of the legendary 1966 Football World Cup transposed to a distant new setting in the Philippines. See website for more information. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is €8 standard or €4 concessions. Free admission on Thursdays from 14:00 to 18:00. At Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art, Invalidenstr. 50.

Joint exhibition of the Gemäldegalerie and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York tracing the development of the Italian portrait in the fifteenth century. See website for more information. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Bode-Museum, Monbijoubruecke.

Exhibition of toys, clothes, and images of children from Egypt. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Bode-Museum, Monbijoubruecke.

Retrospective exhibition celebrating the life of the late Edward M. Kennedy including photos by Richard Avedon and Jacques Lowe. This exhibition also gives visitors an intimate glimpse of his private and public life from his childhood days. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Kennedy Museum, Pariser Platz.

Exhibition of photographic memories of two particular days which are etched in the memories of people all over the world: the visit of John F. Kennedy to Berlin in Summer 1963 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At The Kennedys Museum, Pariser Platz 4a.

Photographic exhibition depicting the End of State Socialism taken by photographer Harald Schmitt. The exhibition comprises 120 photographs mostly taken in the former GDR, Soviet Union, communist Czechoslovakia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and China. Exhibition is open Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 20:00. Admission is free. At the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Niederkirchnerstraße 7 / Corner Stresemannstr. 110.

Carl Gustav Carus was a doctor, painter, philosopher and scientist. This exhibition presents over 200 of his paintings and is open daily except Monday from 10:00 to 18:00 with late opening on Thursday until 22:00. At the Alte Nationalgalerie, Bodestraße 1-3.

Exhibition of Italian Futurist works including painting, music, sculpture, architecture and poetry. The works are mostly on loan from the Mart (Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto. Standard admission is €8 and concessions €6. Open daily except Tuesday from 10:00 to1 20:00. At the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Niederkirchnerstraße 7. Nearest public transport link is S+U Potsdamer Platz.

Exhibition of artefacts from the Asian Minor metropolis of Miletus which includes architectural structures, sculptures and inscriptions from the Collection of Classical Antiquities' own collection, with the newly restored market gate of Miletus in the hall of Roman architecture forming the heart of the exhibition. Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Pergamonmuseum, Bodestraße 1-3, Museum Island.

This is the second of two exhibitions focusing on Cranach (the other is at Charlottenburg Palace). This part of the exhibition focuses on Church, Court and City Culture and is open daily from 12:00 to 18:00. Admission is free but donations welcomed. At St. Mary's Church, Unter den Linden (near the TV tower).

Potsdamer Platz is once again transformecd into a Winter Wonderland with a Christmas market, skating rink and sledge run from late November. See website for details of individual special events. At Potsdamer Platz.

A special open air exhibition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the events of 1989/1990. The exhibition also looks at how Berlin's tourist landmarks have changed since then. Exhibition is open daily, all day long and admission is free. At Alexanderplatz.

Small conversation group meets Mondays to discuss topical themes in English. Cost is €10. Group meets from 19:00-21:00. Call Charles to reserve a place and for location details: 030 2532 8978 or 0163 5272213.

Exhibition dedicated to the fall of the Berlin Wall with a general exhibition about the division of Germany and the building of the Wall as well as a specific exhibition about the Wall’s history in the district of Reinickendorf. Open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00. At the Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf, Alt-Hermsdorf 35.

Experience a unique view of Berlin by night in a WWII bomber. Tickets cost from €151 and must normally be booked three days in advance. See website for more information. Flights depart from Terminal C at Schoenefeld Airport.

Exhibition of paintings from the Johann Walter-Kurau school (1869 -1932). Open daily including public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is €4.50. At the Zitadelle, Am Juliusturm 64. Nearest public transport link is U Zitadelle.

The New-Burlesque-Show for the autumn season. Performances start at 20:00. Tickets available online or from usual agencies. At the Wintergarten, Potsdamerstr. 96.

New Burlesque show at the legendary Berlin Wintergarten for a limited period only. Tickets available online from www.ticketonline.de, usual agencies or call the ticket hotline on 01805 4470. Ticket prices start from €32 plus booking fee. At the Wintergarten, Potsdamerstr. 96.

Rock meets classical music, refined compositions alternate with improvisations from this unique group. Kettle drums, giant drums, powerful gongs, oil drums, rubbish bins and aluminium ladders create a torrent of drumming which delights the audience. Tuesday to Saturday performances start at 20:00. Sunday performance starts at 19:00. Doors open 1.5 hours before the performance starts. Advance ticket prices: €19.50 to €34.50. At TIPI am Kanzleramt, Große Querallee.

Intermediate dance group meets every Monday for a vigorous dance workout based on jazz dance and ballet from 13:30 to 14:30. New members welcome to come along for a free lesson. See website for detailed information. At Wilhelmsaue 22.

Beginners' dance group meets every Monday for a vigorous dance workout based on jazz dance and ballet from 14:30 to 15:30. New members welcome to come along for a free lesson. See website for detailed information. At Wilhelmsaue 22.