Berlin Art Week: PLATAFORMA BERLIN Festival, Gropius Bau Migration Show, and October Openings
The autumn art scene in Berlin from September 28 to October 4, 2026, includes the PLATAFORMA BERLIN festival, taking place from September 30 to October 4 at BARAZANI.berlin, DOCK 11, and Spore Initiative. At DOCK 11, on October 1 and 2 at 7:30 PM (€15, reduced €10), Tiziano Cruz presents 'Three Ways to Sing to a Mountain II' alongside Maque Pereyra's 'Transformative Pleasure – Yoggaton.' Mai Júli Machado and Michael Gagawala Kaddu will perform on October 3 and 4 at the same time. Gropius Bau will host a curators' tour for 'Kreuzberg. Kunst und Migration seit 1960' on September 28, running from September 10, 2026, to January 17, 2027. Jason Kunwar and Fenek Sélavy will also perform on October 2 and 3, respectively.
Key facts
- PLATAFORMA BERLIN festival runs September 30–October 4, 2026, at BARAZANI.berlin, DOCK 11, and Spore Initiative
- Gropius Bau exhibition 'Kreuzberg. Kunst und Migration seit 1960' runs September 10, 2026–January 17, 2027, with a curators' tour September 28 by Sonja Borstner and Elena Franziska Setzer
- Tiziano Cruz and Maque Pereyra perform at DOCK 11 on October 1–2 at 7:30pm; tickets cost €15 (reduced €10)
- attaque[e]r le visible opens 'VIDEOSTATION: Analivia Cordeiro. Computer Dance' on October 2, with Daniela Georgieva's 'heartbeat tends' at 8pm; exhibition October 3–November 1
- Ala Roushan and Charles Stankievech's 'A Shroud Woven of Solar Threads' opens October 2, 5–8pm at Halle am Berghain, running October 2–18
- Iván Argote's 'A Place to Stay' at Spreepark Art Space is on view July 5–November 1, with a Nina Sperling curator tour October 2, 5–6:30pm
- Kommunale Galerien Berlin's 'Kunstwoche 2026' opens October 2, 5–11pm at ACUD Galerie and runs October 2–11
- Fenek Sélavy performs 'Courage! – Empowering Karaoke Session' October 3, 4–7pm, part of 'Courage: Sisters in Spirit' at Prater Galerie, on view September 4, 2026–January 3, 2027
Entities
Artists
- Sonja Borstner
- Elena Franziska Setzer
- Michael Gagawala Kaddu
- Tiziano Cruz
- Maque Pereyra
- Gabriele Stötzer
- Jason Kunwar
- Analivia Cordeiro
- Daniela Georgieva
- Ala Roushan
- Charles Stankievech
- Iván Argote
- Nina Sperling
- Mai Júli Machado
- Fenek Sélavy
Institutions
- Gropius Bau
- PLATAFORMA BERLIN
- BARAZANI.berlin
- DOCK 11
- DOCK ART
- Spore Initiative
- attaque[e]r le visible
- KinoKiosk
- Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
- house.berlin
- Halle am Berghain
- Spreepark Art Space
- ZiK– Zeit ist knapp
- Kommunale Galerien Berlin
- ACUD Galerie
- hilbertraum
- Prater Galerie
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Middle Ground: Nepal Literature Festival
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kreuzberg
- Niederkirchnerstraße 7
- Kastanienallee 79
- John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
- Mariannenplatz 2
- Am Wriezener Bahnhof
- Eierhäuschen
- Kiehnwerder Allee 2
- Steglitzer Kreisel
- Schloßstraße 78-82
- Veteranenstraße 21
- Reuterstraße 31
- Kastanienallee 7–9
- Nepal