Polish Art Week Berlin and Queer Art in the GDR Highlight Berlin's June 22–28 Art Week

Berlin's art scene from June 22 to 28, 2026, features Polish Art Week Berlin, a festival running June 22–28 at various venues. Key events include a concert by Hilal Can, Jonas Engel, and Emanuele Resce on June 22; a performance by Olga Hohmann on June 23; and a talk on 'Together. Lesbian Artists in the GDR' with Judith Geffert, Therese Koppe, and Nina Weller on June 24, part of the exhibition 'QUEER ART IN THE GDR?' at nGbK (March 28–June 28). The transmediale studio hosts open studios with Ahreum Lee, Martyna Marciniak, Amanda E. Metzger, and Laura Benech on June 24. 'Festival Never Work' includes talks with Helen Hester, Anajara Amarante, and Olivia Hyunsin Kim on June 24, and a German premiere of BULLYACHE's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' on June 26–27. Gallery openings include Mikołaj Sobczak and Zoe Leonard at Capitain Petzel (June 25–Aug 1), a group show 'Rauschen: Echoes of an Institution' at ifa-Galerie Berlin (June 26–Sept 27), and Stevie Dix 'Drift' at carlier | gebauer (June 27–Aug 8). Other highlights include a listening session by Stas Shärifulla & Ziliä Qansurá at KW Institute (June 25), a lecture on dreaming with Dr. Adam Haar Horowitz and Nicole L’Huillier at Schering Stiftung (June 26), and group shows 'Louder, Taller, Uglier, Weirder' at Galerie im Körnerpark (June 27–Oct 7) and 'Fluid Structures' at GAD (June 27–28). The week concludes with tours of 'QUEERE KUNST IN DER DDR?' on June 27 and 28.