In Berlin the entrepreneurial spirit is impersonated by a charmingly quirky phantom Near the Gotzkowsky Bridge over the Spree look out for an absurdist pair: a ghost walking his ghost dog near a weeping willow The odd couple is actually a rather witty pun since the German word for both "spirit" and "ghost" is Geist.  The public work refers to the entrepreneurial spirit of Friedrich Gehbauer, who was a pioneer of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. As Inges Idee, the Berlin art collective behind the piece puts it he "created an empire in the 19th century by bleaching and mangling textiles." It seems only fitting then that the likeness of two bleached sheets like those used for ghosts of Halloween costumes past Moabit has developed a reputation as Berlin's start-up hub Gründergeist refers to a "founding spirit" and this little spirit serves as a playful nod to entrepreneurs in the Hauptstadt It's just one of Inges Idee's deliberately funny art pieces around the globe a football field with a river running through or a dancing electric pole The sculpture is free for the public to visit This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen A bizarre representation of our ever forward moving society An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months The MIT List Visual Arts Center is pleased to announce List projects 32: Elif Saydam the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition in the United States Featuring a selection of materially inventive paintings – including wax-dyed canvases and paintings on sponges and security mirrors – the exhibition reflects Saydam’s ongoing exploration of social hierarchies and the everyday textures of urban existence By combining cast-off material with overtly decorative embellishment Saydam blurs the line between ornamentation and function List projects 32 will be on view at the List Center June 5 - August 31 Saydam engages in an expanded painting practice that incorporates elements of ornamentation Their work draws from traditions such as miniature painting and illuminated manuscripts while foregrounding contemporary metropolitan sites—particularly the späti Berlin’s ubiquitous late-night convenience stores precarious populations intermingle with gentrifying forces creating dynamic pockets of resistance to the homogenization of cities “Elif Saydam’s work conceives painting as a site for projection of fantasy: not only the fantasies of power and history that have historically preoccupied with medium but the kinds of mundane romance and political longing that we encounter in daily life,” says Zach Ngin “We are thrilled to be bringing their work to audiences in Boston and beyond in their first U.S Saydam will present four large multi-panel paintings that employ the repetitive geometric motif of the brick the brick is an open-ended figure that signifies possibilities of both isolation and connection Their references range from art historical figures like Martin Wong and Philip Guston to histories of the brick in postcolonial and vernacular architecture globally All of these paintings were partially made using wax dying also known as batik – a technique that accompanied trade routes from Southeast Asia to the Ottoman Empire some have quilted and sewn pieces of fabric as their support the result of a labor-intensive English paper piecing technique Saydam uses In these paintings – as in much of Saydam’s work – historical and material inquiries are layered with moments of adornment In Beusselstrasse 17 10553 Alt Moabit (2022–23) a stark grid of cinder blocks is overlaid with photographic transfers of doorknobs from Saydam’s apartment building in Berlin This tender that rent (2022–23) is freshly adorned with graffiti-like gold hearts every time it is exhibited; these spray-painted flourishes bleed off the canvas onto the surrounding wall Saydam’s larger brick-motif works are joined by new works from their security-mirror series which recontextualizes the reflective medium typically used for anti-shoplifting surveillance in retail settings Some of these works are painted with a latticed star pattern referencing geometric ornamentations that recur in Islamic architecture while others feature textures drawn from popular material culture such as 1980s stickers and plastic faux-ceramic souvenirs These works have been installed at both standard picture height and near the ceiling reflecting the uneasy interplay between visibility Saydam will also present a small painting on a kitchen sponge – representative of their longstanding practice of adorning everyday objects and scenes with meticulously painted ornament Spin-off Siemens Energy and the state of Berlin are looking at the feasibility of locating the manufacturer’s new corporate headquarters in Berlin-Moabit CEO Christian Bruch and CFO Maria Ferraro intend to move to their new offices at the start of 2021 Blackouts across Iberia show vulnerability of ‘island grids’ Hybrid generation helps mitigate intermittency risks JERA’s FY2024 revenue falls amid lower electricity prices Taurus Energy to implement first AGP XPAND upgrade in Iraq Avangrid helps restore power in Penn’ State after storm Rare earths shortage risks to undermine the energy transition BKV and Comstock to accelerate CCUS projects at Haynesville Egypt-Greece interconnector to get EBRD and EU financing has developed a new technology to capture CO2 directly from factory chimneys The company will launch Series A round to roll out its solution on a large scale aiming for a turnover of €200 million by 2030 May 1 – The Finish technology group has signed a services agreement with Aqualectra the leading power generation on the Caribbean island of Curaçao The 5-year accord will see Wärtsilä optimise energy generation on the island as Curaçao targets to move from its current 30% renewable capacity to 50% in 2025 and 70% by at least 2027 has reserved a site for a new hydrogen plant Oulu the electrolysis plant could reach a capacity of over 500 MW with the plant meant to be commissioned in three phases between 2028 and 2033 April 10 – As offshore wind becomes cost-competitive to fossil power generation Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing a digital tool to help wind farm operators decide whether to continue operating older wind turbines or replace them Modern wind towers generate up to 20 MW each three to four times more than older structures while fossil power station based on a modern gas turbine generates over 590 MW April 7 – Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corp (TNPGCL) are planning to add 2,640 MW of power gen capacity in India Main projects included Stage 3 of the 800 MW North Chennai power station Stage 1 of the 1,320 MW Udangudi power plant as well as the 500 MW Kundah pumped hydro power project April 4 – Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) has secured new orders in India it will install and commission a 765kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) and built a transmission line for power evacuation Saudi Arabia's orders include two 380kV overhead transmission lines spanning over 130 km while the UAE and Qatar contracts cover multiple GIS projects April 3 – Siemens AG has agreed to acquire Dotmatics a Boston-based provider of Life Sciences R&D software The acquisition extends Siemens’ AI-powered product lifecycle management portfolio given that the US company offers highly profitable multi-modal data management for Life Sciences R&D TÜV SÜD will showcase its services for electric utilities in terms of testing inspection and certification for a broad range of energy sources Suitability studies and inspection is on offer for wind power April 1 – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North Wales and Merseyside are forecast to pay 13% more in electricity bills next financial year than their counterparts in London this equates to nearly £19,000 more in bills on an average like-for-like basis March 31 – Formation of the ‘Accenture Siemens Business Group’ was announced at Hannover Messe today The two companies aspire to co-develop and co-market solutions that combine automation industrial AI and software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio with Accenture’s data capabilities has converted its existing coal-fired power plant to natural gas in the Morrow repowering project utility replaced a coal-fired generating unit with an SGT6-9000HL gas turbine and the repowered combined-cycle gas plant can now produce 550 MW of flexible power March 26 – Hitachi Energy and Amazon Web Services have teamed up to deploy cloud-based solutions for utilities and power grid operators to manage the impact of vegetation on their business Wild growth of trees and bushes can impact power transmission lines while the data gathered from drones and ground patrols can be incomplete and disconnected and real-time weather forecasts to help utility customers identify and mitigate vegetation interference and risks March 25 – Wärtsilä will supply three 25DF dual-fuel engines for a new 18,600 cbm capacity LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish operator Ibaizabal The vessel is built at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China with the equipment scheduled for fast-track delivery to the yard in September 2025 The ship is expected to be delivered before the end of 2026 March 24 – GE Vernova’s Saudi engineers and specialists have led the first gas turbine outage at SEC's eight power plant in Riyadh With a production capacity exceeding 1,700 MW the plant is vital for grid stability in Riydh and surrounding areas March 20  – The global market for Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) is growing at a rate of 23.1% ResearchAndMarkets projects the market to reach $9.6 billion by 2029 account for more than half of global of CO2 emissions and 20 countries account for 80% of the global emissions March 19 – Korea East-West Power and E1 have sealed an agreement build an LNG-fuelled power plant in Yeosu A 679 MW coal-fired power station is already in operation in Jungheung which Korea East-West Power may well want to ultimately run on cleaner-burning gas March 17 – YPF’s ‘Vaca Muera Oil Sur’ pipeline has gained Argentine government approval to enter into the Regime of Incentive for Large Investments (RIGI) “With an investment of approximately $2.9 billion this project will generate more than $15 billion in oil exports annually,” YPF President and CEO Horacio Daniel Marin said suggesting the project will also impact dry gas production at the field Copyright © 2021 Gas to Power Journal By 2023-09-19T05:00:00+01:00 GERMANY: A 2·2 km extension of Berlin tram route M10 from Hauptbahnhof to Turmstraße U-Bahn station on Line U9 opened for revenue service on September 9 restoring tram services to the Moabit district after an absence of around 60 years The extension required 1·5 km of new line beyond the turning loop at Lüneburger Straße Operator BVG anticipates that the extension will attract more than 10 000 passengers/day with services operating at intervals of 5 min to 10 min Route M10 now provides an east-west connection across the city starting from Warschauer Straße and running via Frankfurter Tor The line has taken around two years to build following a groundbreaking ceremony in August 2021 The €33m project was funded by the Berlin Sustainable Development Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund and the Land of Berlin ‘We have reached another milestone in the expansion of sustainable mobility in Berlin’ commented the city’s Transport Senator Manja Schreiner we have brought the tramway a little further west.’ INNOTRANS: Alstom is showing a nine-section version of the Flexity Berlin family which with a length of 50·89 m – or 10 elephants – is the longest tram ordered by the capital’s public transport operator BVG GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has called tenders for the provision of planning services to support the development of a proposed extension of tram Route M17 from Johannisthal to Gropiusstadt in the southeast of the capital Preliminary feasibility and economic viability studies were completed in 2023 GERMANY: The first of the longest trams ever ordered for Berlin has been unveiled by operator BVG The nine-section trams will be used to increase capacity on Route M4 from Hackescher Markt to Falkenberg and Zingster Strasse which carries up to 18 trams/direction/h and around 100 .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud Berlin resident Fabienne Lang shares the best restaurants to try in Moabit Dining in Moabit is a fantastic opportunity to discover a lesser-known area of Berlin | Courtesy of Patio For proper German fare You’ll find all the typical national comfort foods here such as Flammkuchen (a German variation of pizza) Spätzle (similar to macaroni and cheese) and Nuremberg sausages with potatoes and sauerkraut The team behind Arema particularly recommend the Spätzle especially during the colder months of the year The restaurant has maintained elements of the original 1980s decor of the building it’s housed in and stylishly blended these with Berlin’s newer vintage style: chandeliers hang over mismatched chairs and plush sofas while tiled walls and an impressive dark wooden bar top add to the sophisticated design © Valladares With its excellent array of plant-based eateries, no list of restaurants in Berlin is complete without a vegan venue and one you wouldn’t want to miss is Valladares Located on a street corner in Moabit that offers views of a leafy park this café is the perfect place to relax with a healthy bite to eat or a cup of coffee fresh herb spread and lettuce) is highly recommended along with any of their freshly baked vegan cakes available from the counter It’s a touch on the pricier side for Moabit Om is a real gem of a restaurant that’s neatly tucked away on a quiet street just around the corner from the Spree River Offering traditional Indian and Nepalese dishes that will make your taste buds rejoice this unassuming spot is perfect for a peaceful meal that’s full of flavour the team has purposefully dialled down the spiciness of their meals – something that’s quite normal in Berlin – but is more than happy to dial it back up for those who can handle it; just let them know too: as soon as you walk through the doors you’ll feel right at home thanks to the warm and genuine service The team’s philosophy of ‘the body is the temple of the soul’ rings very true For an entirely different cultural experience, head a few doors down from Om and into Casa Matti. Pizza is the name of the game at this boisterous Italian joint The team at this lively and bright spot treats customers like family joining conversations and generally spreading the traditional Italian cheer Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Courtesy of Patio Enjoy a fine-dining meal basking aboard this docked boat on the Spree River The menu boasts French-inspired delicacies such as coq au vin and beef fillet on potato mousseline as the ingredients hark from regional suppliers from Berlin’s surrounding area You can book yourself and your friends a private boat tour of the Spree on one of their two smaller boats Admire the view of the sun setting over the city from the water while enjoying an apéritif or a digestif along with a small culinary surprise depending on what time you choose to ‘sail’ This wondrously relaxed and upbeat venue is smack bang in the middle of Moabit and will see you leaving with a spring in your step whether from listening to the incredible 1990s hip-hop classics pumping through the place or from the delectable high-quality US beef and lamb burgers each burger is named after a famous hip-hop song such as “No Diggity” and “Gangsta’s Paradise” the team has sandwiched the meat patties between two bagel sides for an indulgent culinary delight Marjan Grill is a great place for meat lovers, offering Croatian specialties from its charcoal grill which has been running since the restaurant opened in 1981 The traditional Balkan dish ćevapčići (minced meat rolls) and all forms of grilled meats – from rump steak and lamb cutlets to grilled pork liver – make this place a must visit To match the hearty Croatian meals on the menu the venue’s decor involves heavy wooden frames This lunch spot in Moabit has perfected the art of simplicity. In keeping with its name, which means “high noon”, the restaurant only offers lunch, opening 12pm–2.30pm on weekdays, and shutting over the weekend. Sticking to its simple, yet commendable, rule of thumb of eating well, healthily and cheaply the fresh and short menu of homemade dishes here changes on a daily basis so you’ll always have a new option no matter how often you visit Zwölf uhr mittags is an ideal concept for a speedy lunch in Moabit or for those who have trouble deciding what to eat from extensive menus This article is an updated version of a story originally created by Eliza Marin See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in July See & Do Germany's Most Beautiful Abbeys and Monasteries See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Autumn Art 10 Masterpieces You Can Only See in Munich See & Do The Best Weekend Trips From Heidelberg See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September See & Do A Guide to River Cruises in Germany: What to Know Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in December Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November Design The Most Beautiful Churches in Berlin See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd Police believe Anis Amri’s injuries mean he will not risk travelling far Berlin market attack suspect killed in Milan, reports say – live coverage Berlin market attack suspect killed in Milan, reports say – live coverage The newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Friday that a witness had seen the 24-year-old Tunisian flee the scene of the attack with severe cuts to his face. Police believe his injuries make Amri too easily recognisable to risk travelling outside the capital. Read moreCCTV footage released by the broadcaster RBB appears to show Amri outside a mosque in Moabit on the night after the attack The mosque on Perleberger Strasse is connected to the Fussilet 33 association which has in the past been under police surveillance because of alleged attempts to recruit new members for Islamic State The mosque was raided by police on Thursday but no arrests were made The mosque on Perleberger Strasse is a 15-minute walk from the site of Thyssenkrupp where Polish truck driver Łukasz Urban was due to drop off his cargo on Monday The surveillance footage obtained by RBB suggests Amri had not slipped off the security services’ radar as previously assumed but in fact was able to prepare Monday’s attacks under the noses of investigators the German federal prosecutor said Amri’s fingerprints had been found on the outside of the Polish-registered articulated truck on the driver’s door and on the vertical support beam in the vehicle’s window area said it was “highly probable” that Amri had carried out the attack said they believed he may have been radicalised by radical Islamists while he spent almost four years behind bars in Italy “He doesn’t represent us or our family,” Abdelkader told Sky News Arabia “He went into prison with one mentality and when he came out he had a totally different mentality.” Italian authorities said Amri had been a problematic inmate The justice ministry said he had repeatedly been admonished and transferred among Sicilian prisons for bad conduct Prison records say he bullied inmates and tried to spark insurrections Amri was held in six different prisons on Sicily serving three and a half years for starting a fire at a refugee centre and making threats But Italy apparently recorded no signs that Amri was becoming radicalised along with tens of thousands of other Tunisians men who arrived by boat during the Arab spring The suspected involvement of a migrant – one of more than a million allowed into Germany in the past two years – in the attack has intensified political pressure on Angela Merkel who plans to seek a fourth term as chancellor in elections next year told the broadcaster NDR: “We need to send the signal: only set off for Germany if you have a reason for asylum.” SOS relies on the kindness and generosity of Canadians to be able to provide a home for the most vulnerable children around the world The SOS Children's Village Berlin-Moabit is located in the centre of Germany's capital of Berlin Representing a further development of the SOS Children's Village model the village comprises two rented apartments and offers accommodation to about twelve children The children are encouraged to join in a number of activities The SOS Children's Village Berlin-Moabit further includes an SOS Social Centre used as a day care centre and meeting point for families special projects for children and - in co-operation with schools - educational and family counselling This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Live radio play based on the story by Volker Kutscher Charlotte Ritter is the female main character in the crime series by Volker Kutscher around Commissioner Gereon Rath The attractive and self-confident Charly is the great love of the commissioner At the beginning of the crime series (»The Wet Fish«) she works for the Berlin murder commissioner as a stenotypist In »Moabit« her story is told when she is still called Lotte and lives with her parents in an official flat near the prison Moabit even though she comes from simple backgrounds she discovers Berlin's nightlife and secretly roams the trendy dance halls During the day she learns to use a typewriter in order to finance her studies herself One day her father becomes the victim of a brutal crime An incident that shapes Charlotte's further life and ultimately turns Lotte into Charly lives as a freelance author in Cologne and Berlin He achieved a sensational success with his crime series around Commissioner Gereon Rath in Berlin in the late 20s and early 30s Each of the six volumes was on the bestseller lists for weeks The seventh volume will be published this autumn The first part of the Gereon Rath novels (»The Wet Fish« 2007) was lavishly filmed for television by Tom Tykwer as »Babylon Berlin« with a prominent cast Robert Galinowski as Chief Supervisor Knight Herbert Schäfer as Commissioner Böhm and others Schauburg – The film theater in Karlsruhe Music Balcony Foyer Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG); Atria 3 Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG); Studio Lecture Hall Event Lecture Hall Municipal Gallery Karlsruhe Media Theater Lecture Hall Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG); Atria 4 Cube Media Theater Media Theater ZKM | Center for Art and Media ZKM | Center for Art and Media ZKM | Center for Art and Media Atrium 8+9 Atrium 1+2 Atrium 1+2 +49 (0) 721 - 8100 - 1200info@zkm.de From craft beer pubs to upscale cocktail bars you won’t be disappointed about making your way to this unassuming Many of Moabit’s bars are nicely tucked away so Culture Trip has put together a list of favourite spots to help you easily find them… just don’t go telling everyone the relaxed and welcoming vibe at Kallasch makes it the ideal space for chatting with others while you unwind over a drink indie and singer-songwriter live music shows this bar has enough to keep you entertained any night of the week Make sure to check the website ahead of time to find out which experiences to expect you’ll notice the soft flicker of candlelight setting the minimalist space aglow – it’s the perfect spot for an intimate date The two exposed-brick walls on either end of the two-roomed bar wouldn’t look out of place in a typical New York watering hole But the cocktails are the real draw – shaken stirred and blended behind the striking wooden bar the drinks at Kowski are enough to make you come back for more all of which are beautifully blended with great attention to detail When asked where the name Kowski originated from an easy breezy “it just happened” response from a bartender explains it perfectly Courtesy of Kapitel 21 For a lively yet relaxed atmosphere in Moabit Settle into one of the plush upcycled cinema seats and sofas at the back of the room or at one of the cosy front-room mismatched tables and chairs with friends to drink the evening away you can partake in a foosball game at the back end of the bar guaranteed to get the group cheering all night long the listed building that houses the Kulturfabrik Café has seen a number of different uses but has always kept its façade as well as the red and white tiling that spreads across its five floors The Kulturfabrik Café is part of a collective that hosts art exhibitions has a cinema (which becomes open-air in the summer months) making it a cultural and vibrant neighbourhood hub Don’t be duped by the fact that it’s called a café as Kulturfabrik mostly serves alcoholic beverages making it more of a collective bar than anything else © Alexander Frenzel Take a step back into the Prohibition era as you enter this hidden With its speakeasy theme and maximum of five people per party ruling drawn blinds and dark gold and red wallpaper all add to its personal feel the place is named after a German pharmacist who lived in Moabit moved to the United States during Prohibition and smuggled alcohol across but what you’ll really want to come here for are the strong yet perfectly blended cocktails the tastes remain “current and seasonal,” as Degenhardt explains Green Garden or Rosemarie Raucht cocktails; you won’t be disappointed A list of bars in Berlin would be incomplete without a craft beer spot so this one is for the beer lovers out there from southern Germany breweries in Bavaria all the way to locally made Berlin brews Even though it’s a typical neighbourhood pub you’ll have no trouble ordering in English here and meeting fellow beer fans Make sure to try the Berliner Berg Pale Ale for a local brew otherwise an extensive list of international beers is also at hand Zaffke is Moabit’s equivalent of a hip ‘Kreuzberg bar‘ with little to no decoration on the wallpaper-peeling walls this is the cool kids spot in the neighbourhood Located on a residential street and only open from Tuesday until Saturday each week you have to know where to look in order to find Zaffke but you’ll be oh-so-glad that you found it when you do It’s a great spot to meet up with friends for a beer or wine after work © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd. All Rights Reserved. hectic metropolis and a historic center of the continent Its eight centuries of history show up in the names of its various neighborhoods; here Affluent Charlottenburg reflects its namesake: It was christened for Sophia Charlotte of Hanover two years after the palace’s construction was finished the area was home to a village called Lietzow and the palace was originally named Lietzenburg Its name was changed to Charlottenburg in 1705 and Lietzow was officially incorporated into the settlement in 1720 Located in Kreuzberg (“Cross Hill,” for the iron cross on the Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars that tops the hill) a Prussian eye surgeon and early pioneer in the study of ophthalmology Von Graefe is buried in the Protestant cemetery in the nearby Jerusalem Church and in 2015 an area school was named after him Neukölln started out in 1200 as a village called Rixdorf and in 1920 was incorporated into Greater Berlin The name translates to "New Cölln"—a reference to Cölln an old medieval town that was once located in what is now the nearby Mitte neighborhood Neuköln is the name of both a borough and the smaller neighborhood contained within it Like Neuköln, Mitte is both the name of a borough and a smaller locality within it and its name isn’t quite as apt as it once was Mitte translates to “middle” and was once the center of Berlin It’s still considered by many to be the heart of Berlin especially thanks to its location and history—during much of the Cold War it was surrounded almost entirely by the Berlin Wall and was the location of Checkpoint Charlie the famous crossing point between East and West Berlin Another neighborhood within the borough of Mitte Moabit’s name is probably derived from French Huguenot refugees who were living in Prussia during the time of prince-elector of Brandenburg Frederick William circa 1685 they named the area either after the Biblical kingdom of Moab—seemingly because Elimelech and their family sought refuge there during a famine—or the Plains of Moab where the Israelites fleeing Egypt camped before entering Canaan (A less popular theory is that it comes from the word Moorjebiet which means “swamp” in the Berlin dialect—Moabit was originally an island before the swamp surrounding it was filled in by sand—or even a corruption of a French term such as mon habitit—roughly meaning "my settlement.") The area was also once known as Pulverwiesen (“powder point”) when it was used as a parade ground by the military since it was near several gunpowder factories the neighborhood of Wedding is one of the poorest in Berlin and its origin story has nothing to do with marriage a 12th-century nobleman whose forest farmstead stood on the banks of the Panke River and caught fire at least twice before being abandoned in the 1700s the area was built up as a spa and health resort and it later became a seedy pleasure district it’s a working-class area known for its urban gardens Tiergarten is the name of both a neighborhood and a huge park included in the neighborhood; its name translates literally to “animal garden” in modern German But tier once referred not to all animals but to game animals the Tiergarten was a deer preserve until the 18th century and a deer is still featured in Tiergarten's coat of arms but it does contain the Berlin Zoological Garden and Aquarium Trendy Prenzlauer Berg shares a name with its hill (“Prenzlauer Hill”) a Prenzlauer being a person from the German town of Prenzlau takes its name from the Slavic men’s name Przemysław itself a medieval version of the Polish name Przemysł meaning a person who is clever or ingenious No word on which Przemysław of yore inspired the town’s name; there were several dukes and kings of nearby Poland who bore the name but the town seems to have existed before any of them did with the earliest known mention of the village being in 1187 Literally “Red Island,” the roughly triangular slice of land called Rote Insel within Berlin’s Schöneberg locality isn’t anywhere near a lake The reason it’s called an island is because it’s entirely isolated by train tracks on all sides making it accessible only by bridges that pass over the track The “red” part comes from the area’s strong left-wing/democratic socialist population during the late 19th and early 20th century—their official color was red as it was named in 993 by the 13-year-old Emperor Otto III—it translates roughly to “beneath the oaks.” Created in 1920, Friedrichshain gets its name from the nearby Volkspark (People’s Park) Friedrichshain, built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of King Friedrich II’s coronation. (The word hain means grove.) In 1933, when Berlin fell under Nazi rule, the district was renamed Horst-Wessel-Stadt the 22-year-old Berlin Sturmabteilung (stormtrooper) leader who was hailed as a martyr by propagandist Joseph Goebbels after being killed by members of the Communist Party in 1930 (Stadt means city in German.) The name Friedrichshain was restored after the war ended Many Berlin districts bear the word kiez in their names—it means neighborhood or community. Bergmannkiez is named for its main thoroughfare, Bergmannstraße, which was named after the wealthy Bergmann family the street was called Weinbergsweg (“Weinberg’s Way”) which still exists elsewhere in the city and is named for the nearby Weinbergspark (which is named for a café of the same name that once operated there) This area began life as just Treptow a village inhabited by Slavic people in the 6th century Treptow itself is a Germanization of the Polish word Trzebiatów which was once part of Germany but is today part of Poland It’s a place name possibly derived from the Polish word trzebia which means "clearing." The word Alt was later added to the village’s name—it just means "old." Although most of the town of Rixdorf was absorbed by the aforementioned Neukölln neighborhood part of it remains along the Neukölln border Rixdorf was originally a tiny historic village called Richardsdorf or “Richard’s valley,” and the area has been inhabited since at least the mid-1300s but the modern incarnation dates from 1737 (It’s not clear who the eponymous Richard was.) Rixdorf was a just nickname at first it’s part of Berlin proper and is often known as Böhmisch-Rixdorf for the Protestants coming from Bohemia who lived here in the 18th century In Mitte, the neighborhood of Nikolaiviertel—or Nicholas’ Quarter—gets its name from the St parts of which date from between 1220 and 1230 The church was almost destroyed during World War II but in the 1980s authorities began reconstruction efforts in the area meaning many of the area’s quirky historic-looking houses were actually built after the war ended © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved Meg van Huygen studied classical piano performance at Cornish College of the Arts with a sort-of minor in cartooning and Atlas Obscura among many other publications Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.",{"type":"8u","value":"il"},"AR_1",{"type":"8u","value":"in"},"This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors as well as products provided to Mental Floss for review purposes d) {\n h = h[d] = h[d] || {\n q: [],\n onReady: function(c){ h.q.push(c) },\n };\n d = o.createElement(u);\n d.async = 1;\n d.src = n;\n n = o.getElementsByTagName(u)[0];\n n.parentNode.insertBefore(d \"https://www.datadoghq-browser-agent.com/us1/v5/datadog-rum.js\" Initialize Datadog RUM and then measure TTFB/FCP\n window.DD_RUM.onReady(function() {\n // 3a Initialize RUM\n window.DD_RUM.init({\n applicationId: 'f3f16add-4ebf-4aad-9bb4-adb13da4d17e',\n clientToken: 'pub53fad8ec1eea29e2f92980d95072da2f',\n site: \"datadoghq.com\",\n service: \"voltax-sites-www.mentalfloss.com\",\n env: \"prod\",\n sessionSampleRate: 100,\n sessionReplaySampleRate: 0,\n trackUserInteractions: true,\n trackResources: true,\n trackLongTasks: true,\n defaultPrivacyLevel: \"mask-user-input\",\n });\n\n // 3b Measure TTFB & FCP once the page fully loads\n window.addEventListener('load' {\n ttfb: ttfb,\n fcp: fcp,\n });\n\n // Optional: log them to console for debugging\n console.log('[Datadog RUM] TTFB:' Affluent Charlottenburg reflects its namesake: It was christened for Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Neukölln started out in 1200 as a village called Rixdorf Like Neuköln, Mitte is both the name of a borough and a smaller locality within it Tiergarten is the name of both a neighborhood and a huge park included in the neighborhood; its name translates literally to “animal garden” in modern German Trendy Prenzlauer Berg shares a name with its hill (“Prenzlauer Hill”) Created in 1920, Friedrichshain gets its name from the nearby Volkspark (People’s Park) Friedrichshain, built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of King Friedrich II’s coronation. (The word hain means grove.) In 1933, when Berlin fell under Nazi rule, the district was renamed Horst-Wessel-Stadt Many Berlin districts bear the word kiez in their names—it means neighborhood or community. Bergmannkiez is named for its main thoroughfare, Bergmannstraße, which was named after the wealthy Bergmann family This area began life as just Treptow Although most of the town of Rixdorf was absorbed by the aforementioned Neukölln neighborhood In Mitte, the neighborhood of Nikolaiviertel—or Nicholas’ Quarter—gets its name from the St ...var cex1 = "ZWF0QGNhcmx1bmRzb3BoaWUuZGU=";var dex1 = atob(cex1);dex1 = decodeURIComponent(escape(dex1));jQuery(document).ready(function() {jQuery(".ex1").html(""+dex1+"");});+49 (0)30 39 920 798.carlundsophie.de The restaurant Carl & Sophie in the West Berlin district of Moabit is not named after the two service staff, as they pretended to be with a wink during our visit, but after the founder of the former dairy empire Bolle and his wife. And that for a good reason, since the restaurant is not only located directly on the banks of the Spree, but also on the former site of the old Bolle dairy factory. Cheese and dairy products have not been produced here for a long time, but the brick buildings, which are well over 100 years old, have been renovated in recent years and got converted into a charming office and business park. Today, not only the Hotel Abion with its recently opened Carl & Sophie is located here, but also architectural offices, event rooms and other gastronomy. Since 1879, Carl Bolle had supplied the growing metropolis with milk and dairy products from his own production. His milk trucks, from which fresh milk was sold, were well-known in the city. And not least because of the cheerful, bell-wielding logo, everyone still knows the saying "Ich freu' mich wie Bolle" (I am so happy). It dominated Berlin's cityscape until the end of the 1990s, when the last Bolle supermarkets closed. His love belongs to the side dishes and so vegetables always play an equal leading role with meat and fish. In starters like "Label Rouge Salmon" or "Leipziger Allerlei" with lobster as well as in main courses like the steamed cod, where we really like the free interpretation of a kimchi with shitake mushrooms and coriander. The Caesar salad is outstanding, and we are particularly impressed by the unusually light yet classic dressing. The café is accompanied by delicious homemade caramel sweets, which we receive a little later in a small bag as a snack. - Heavenly! At the neighbouring table, Wiener Schnitzel are served, which also make a very good impression and for which we decide to come back soon after a weekend stroll along the Spree. Tip. During the week, the Carl & Sophie is also a popular lunch location: the lunch menu, which changes daily, is served in four courses, but always in one go. This way, everyone can decide for themselves how much time they want to spend during their usually tight lunch break. Bestellen Sie jetzt Ihren individuellen Newsletter Note: Our newsletter is only available in German Bitte schicken Sie mir bis zum Widerruf meiner Einwilligung den Newsletter mit Informationen zu neuen Beiträgen. Die Datenschutzerklärung habe ich zur Kenntnis genommen und akzeptiere diese Would you like to discover more beautiful things Bitte schicken Sie mir bis zum Widerruf meiner Einwilligung den Newsletter mit Informationen zu neuen Beiträgen. Die Datenschutzerklärung habe ich zur Kenntnis genommen und akzeptiere diese. a beloved open-air Thai food market ideal for picnicking is ideal for the afternoon tradition of kaffee und kuchen (“coffee and cake”) one of the city’s oldest and most idiosyncratic cocktail bars a serenely austere hotel that opened in 2022 in a landmarked former women’s prison with a small rooftop pool—open all year for the brave—and tucked-away garden courtyard one of the city’s last three remaining historic market halls If you’re visiting from spring through fall you can also get your biergarten fix at the very literally named Biergarten am Kleinen Tiergarten which is tucked behind the 19th-century church St Johanniskirche and is too low-key for a website an artist residency space in a former railway depot with a nifty public garden One area where Moabit could stand to improve is its hotel offerings, which are still slim. That said, budget travelers should be comfortable at the Wallyard Concept Hostel, which also offers private rooms. To make the most of the area’s Spree-side neighborhood, book a waterfront room at the Abion Spreebogen with a great view over the river a park built over a former rail depot which borders the neighborhood to the east—and it’s easy to see the area’s appeal which is devoted to the works of Georg Grosz best known for his drawings and paintings of 1920s Berlin life Monday till Saturday 17.30-22.00(Kitchen till 22.00)Sunday 12.00-22.00(Kitchen till 21.00) AddressPatioHelgoländer Ufer / Kirchstraße10557 Berlin-Moabit.How to get there ...var cex1 = "aW5mb0BwYXRpby1iZXJsaW4uZGU=";var dex1 = atob(cex1);dex1 = decodeURIComponent(escape(dex1));jQuery(document).ready(function() {jQuery(".ex1").html(""+dex1+"");}); +49 30 403 017 00.www.patio-berlin.de A pier leads to the upper deck of the romantic ship restaurant Patio, located at Moabiter Brücke. At the stern you’ll find the bar, in the bow the terrace, both of which face south west and are ideal for sunsets. A staircase leads down into the belly of the ship, into the restaurant. A fire crackles in the stove, and the water glistens through the windows. Patio has been safely moored at the waterfront for almost 17 years now, having transformed into a new fine dining restaurant after an extensive renovation from what was once the rusty Kahn. Just recently the party room in the cellar was also completed: a stunning, grand room with a dancefloor and a smokers’ lounge, which was built beneath the ship. International cuisine with a Mediterranean spirit is served here. Although this culinary concept is seemingly everywhere right now, Patio knows how to fill its promises with culinary life. Everything is prepared to order, the fish is caught in the wild and purchased whole, and most of the vegetables are from Brandenburg. As nice as the atmosphere is in the evenings, as special is it on Sunday from 12 p.m. on. Whether it's drizzling, snowing, or the sun is out, you’ll be well taken care with a "Sunday Roast Buffet". – That’s what we call Sunday bliss. I can't even say what I expected, and yet it looks so different from what I imagined. What first catches your eye are probably the wooden barrels, on wooden beams above the room and on the floor. On shelves further back in the room, different vessels are made of glass and ceramics. At Mimi Ferments, it looks less like a pharmacy or laboratory, more like a vintner or bakery perhaps. After all, fermenting is also an ancient craft. The microorganisms, yeasts, and bacteria, which help to not only spice up the taste of food, but also make it more digestible and even healthier, have been with us as long as we have existed. Sauerkraut, yogurt, bread and wine, but also miso and soy sauce, are all ferments that expand our culinary and nutritional palette. The original technique exists all over the world. In Berlin, Markus Shimizu contributes to its popularity like hardly anyone else in Germany. The creative mind behind Mimi Ferments greets me in a reservedly friendly manner in his shop in Moabit. Markus studied art. He has traveled a lot in his life, he says, and has always found it exciting to try local cuisine. "I'm quite experimental," he says about himself. Japanese cuisine has left its culinary mark on him nutrition is not just about filling his stomach but in a way also medicine That is why he has lived vegan for a long time there were not yet many options for vegan food so in early 2000 he began looking into fermentation a vegan soy ferment that contains many high-quality proteins his favorite product is Shiro Miso - young rice miso: "It's relatively mild and many international people came to the city the restaurant scene in Berlin was in a state of upheaval "A lot of new restaurant concepts were just emerging and I was able to participate in that a little bit not only but especially among Berlin's Michelin-starred restaurants "The most famous customer is perhaps Tim Raue," Markus guesses and you can see the pride in him a little bit Mimi Ferments supplies customers and Michelin chefs all over Germany It's just a much better product than what you normally get." Of course you can now also get a small selection of premium products from Japan through delicatessen stores Another advantage is that Markus and his staff also do many "special things" for certain restaurateurs. "They come up with their own ideas or have too much of something. For example, Rutz once had too much chicken because they only used the breast and not the rest They couldn't eat it all in their staff meal Then we just made a barrel of chicken garum." in addition to artisanal miso or soy sauce Mimi Ferments also produces extraordinary and particular things that are not available anywhere else and are entirely unique art hardly occupies a place in his life these days; Mimi Ferments is a full-time job AROUND 70 BARRELS OF SOY SAUCE MATURE AT MIMI FERMENTS His four employees take care of the ferments in addition to the shop. They are all career changers. "There is no miso-making profession as an apprenticeship," Markus says. "That's why they are basically people who are interested in it and have already done a bit of fermentation. We also have Japanese employees who know it from home." They look after around 70 barrels. Soy sauce, for example, matures in them. Some things have evolved for quite a long time, the oldest shoyu, for example, for 3.5 years. It is still regularly fed and almost looks like a juicy chocolate biscuit. As a rule, pre-aged barrels are used for the ferments: Red wine barrels, whiskey barrels, bourbon barrels, rum barrels. Depending on the ferment, Markus chooses what fits. The flavor of the pre-aged barrels is also released during the first few uses, after which you can taste the wood above all. This is because the wooden barrels are a good size and do not interact with the salt or acidity of the ferments. But what fascinates Markus most about his work? He laughs softly. "On the one hand, that you can get to know very many new facets of the raw materials." You might think you know wheat, barley, or maize, but through fermentation, you learn about entirely new facets of the commodities once again, he says. "For example, a barley koji can smell like apple juice, or sweet potato miso can taste like Capri-Sun. You wouldn't expect a sweet potato to taste like an orange," Markus explains. You can also get very thorough with fermentation, he finds. "It's like a plant or a living thing with which you can build a relationship." Ferments like miso, shoyu, or natto are dynamic, he says, requiring particular dedication. "It's not something mechanical, it's something living that you can endlessly feel into and get feedback from." That's why Markus also finds some principles in fermentation that can be applied to society and how we treat other individuals. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FERMENTS AND PEOPLE I get puzzled: for example? "With ferments, it's like this: you have to set framework conditions so that the ferment can mature successfully and come into being at all. If these framework conditions are not good, then it goes wrong, and it's the same with people." That makes sense. Until today, many people do not dare to ferment, although it is not that difficult: you only have to set the framework conditions, work reasonably clean, and then it works. Then there are those, who need a bit of care. For example, soy sauces have to be stirred. Some others, like miso, can simply be prepared and opened when they are ripe. "Fermentation is a process that stabilizes itself," Markus explains, "which means that at the beginning, the products may be vulnerable or unprotected, but through fermentation, a microbial flora builds up that protects the ferment, and thus it becomes more and more stable and problem-free." Markus suspects that people's reluctance to do their own fermentation, more likely exists since they don't know it (anymore) or have little experience with it. In principle, however, humans and the body have a lot of experience with food. We have formed sensors for all the toxins relevant to us and can taste them. You can taste mold, for example. You notice when something is no longer good when it smells funny. So we should simply trust our taste sensory system, Markus thinks. CateringFeasts of Eden – G(r)azing all the things we love Sie möchten mehr Schönes entdecken When it comes to shakshuka, I'm always on the alert since my girlfriend, a big fan of Israel, discovered her passion for this great dish. No matter what time of day, you can always have shakshuka. So we were all the more delighted when Idil Scharf invited us to her café Honiggelb, where there is regularily a shakshuka special on Saturdays. So we set off for Moabiter Turmstraße, where one of the cosiest cafés we've ever been to awaits us. When you say cosy café, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a living room-like place, with sofas and books. Café Honiggelb is entirely different, yet you immediately feel at home because the idea was to create a place where everyone can feel that way. Both fans of stylish hipster cafes and those who prefer it personal and cosy. We are served a selection from the other food on offer to accompany this. There are hearty mini-scones with sweet potato filling and Ras el Hanout, an oriental spice mixture, which complements the slightly saltier dough of the scones wonderfully. In addition to a classic bagel, there is also a chickpea salad to go with the shakshuka. To round things off sweetly, an airy, crispy croissant with the perfect consistency, as well as two cake creations of their own. The first one is a cheesecake. Cheesecake is a subject of controversy. Some prefer it firm and cheesy, others fluffy and egg-heavy. This one has a firm yet light consistency and is thoroughly delicious. We also got to try an alternative to the carrot cake, which has just been added to the range: a sweet potato and ginger cake. Incredibly moist and full of flavour, this is an honest recommendation! Our conclusion: Café Honiggelb makes you feel good at any time of the day. the Berlin-based artist wants to make the art world more accessible Marina Naprushkina against a backdrop of her video work Future for everyone (2020) part of her new exhibition Keine Zeit für KunstBerlin- The title of Belarusian artist Marina Naprushkina’s new exhibition could be interpreted in a number of different ways It could be seen as a reference to the ongoing cultural shutdown wrought by coronavirus or as a reflection of the lives of those who have collaborated with 38-year-old Naprushkina on the exhibition – members of the immigrant and refugee communities involved in the various community projects she leads people who she argues are typically not made to feel welcome in the art world Or it could be interpreted against the current political backdrop of her native country where public outrage about August’s bungled presidential election has given way to a time of fierce protest and struggle for change The aim of Naprushkina’s exhibition at Galerie Wedding – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst is to rebuke these titular ideas with a collection intended to challenge conceptions of traditional art spaces and convey essentially political messages Reminders of the context in which all the featured works are presented is never far away – since March the gallery’s space has been simultaneously used as a waiting room and consultation area for local residents in need of welfare support At the request of the social welfare office the new setup has been incorporated into the gallery's exhibitions over the last few months Mitte district mayor Stephan von Dassel (Greens) has agreed that the space will be returned to full gallery use by 15 October following a request from the gallery's artistic and administrative management Solvej Helweg Ovesen and Ute Müller-Tischler Keine Zeit für Kunst presents its ideas through a range of media – video photography – and a combination of Naprushkina's own work and projects that have come together through her work with Moabit Mountain College a joint learning initiative arising from Neue Nachbarschaft/Moabit (New Neighbourhood) the refugee and neighbourhood project she founded in 2013 It has since grown to one of the largest community organisations in Berlin The exhibition’s expressed aim is to “redefine the concept of social sculpture and the tradition of socially engaged art which largely questions conventional art institutions and exhibition formats” Through a range of literary texts written by project participants and a programme of in-person events the idea is to provide more than just things to look at Naprushkina wants to break out of the “white cube” of the traditional gallery space – a plain overlit room with paintings hanging on the walls and no interaction or engagement with the work on display She says this arrangement can make art feel inaccessible she and Russian artist Joulia Strauss curated an exhibition of posters displayed on the scaffolding at Rathaus Tiergarten “An overexposed room can really repel people,” she told us when we visited the gallery ahead of the opening of the exhibition “We have designed this space differently to make access as easy as possible so that people don't have inhibitions about coming in and when they are inside we can talk to them and it's kind of a process “This is not a traditional room – it’s important to offer varied exhibitions that run across different disciplines as a conscious decision This is not an art space or a literary space the point is that it works like a place of learning and stays that way.” Naprushkina speaks with urgency about the need for something to change in the art world for a greater understanding that the standardised working conditions for contemporary artists run the risk of shutting people out the fewer opportunities you have to stay in this field,” she explains arises from time and concentration and for someone who doesn't have these working conditions at all then that becomes a big problem for society because art and artists do important work in society… The working conditions that you can normally rely on in any other profession are very precarious for artists.” The “precariousness” she speaks of has only been compounded by the arrival of coronavirus The exhibition is going ahead with limits on the number of people who can be in the gallery at a time lectures and concerts associated with the exhibition will be presented outside on the Rathausvorplatz next to the gallery between 20 and 26 September But Naprushkina says more effort is needed on the part of officials to allow a more full return of cultural activities She said: “All we can do is hope that the weather will be good next week and that we will still be able to hold our events and people can’t exchange ideas socially and intellectually there is also a very real danger that many people will somehow suffer psychologically or health-wise as a result.” “We have to learn something from the crisis Many institutions are trying to rethink what they can do in an open how they can actually give the artists the opportunity to work on something We really have to think critically and ask ourselves what we can do in this situation how can we show solidarity with one another so that people are not lost – whether by dropping out of the field or even worse “You have to take the risks seriously and see what the rules are but you have to think actively about how you can do something to still keep things going help is needed to find an open-air situation and financial help is needed to ensure that such an institution survives then I think a lot of people won’t stay here Someone has to take control of the situation quickly.” At Neue Nachbarschaft and Moabit Mountain College art is used as a learning mechanism to bring together people from a diverse spread of cultural backgrounds and dismantle prejudice – something that can be hard to achieve through official mechanisms Naprushkina says she founded it in 2013 “out of necessity” as a way to help newly arrived immigrants and refugees feel part of a new community reflect some of the life experiences in Germany faced by the approximately 400 people involved in the dual initiatives I believe we have a society that is not so open to new arrivals I believe we have a society that is not so open to new arrivals,” Naprushkina says “It’s difficult for them to get ahead - you can maybe participate in society a little bit we are still far removed from a point where having influence or taking positions in society is easy for newcomers here but I see the massive difficulties people have to deal with and this exclusion We need institutional and political change so that people are somehow helped to make their own progress.” Naprushkina came to Germany in 2000 to study at the Fine Arts Academy in Karlsruhe and has now been living in Berlin for a decade the first question was always 'where are you from?' and the second question was always 'when are you going home?',” she says “Today people really don’t ask those questions - but I'm in Berlin a lot of things are different here compared to other places… there is still a lot of catching up to do in many areas.” personal stories and the multiple languages spoken by participants at Moabit Mountain College combine to evoke their experience in "Red Moabit" (2013)The exhibition’s unabashed political nature is not just evident through its stance on issues of prejudice and belonging in contemporary Germany but also the space dedicated to events continuing to unfold in Naprushkina’s home country of Belarus which are of unprecedented scale in the country sometimes called Europe’s last dictatorship as is apparent through the mementoes presented in the exhibition from the recent 10 days she spent back home in Minsk Slogans painted on tea towels vow to “defeat the fascist patriarchy” while video footage recorded from the window of the flat she grew up in depicts a stream of protesters taking to the streets for the first time on election night “These are circumstances in which you just can't function normally,” she says where you personally know the people who are being arrested But right now I have an exhibition and of course I'm trying to use it to create awareness of the situation in Belarus as well That’s something I can do.” Speaking in German she prefers to refer to the country as Belarus rather than the more literal and conventionally used 'Weißrussland' (white Russia) “There are decolonial debates going on everywhere right now so we can’t go on using this colonial name 'Weißrussland',” she explains “I'm very happy that so many institutions have finally taken this on.” Naprushkina’s values of engendering solidarity and building up those often pushed out of society have particular resonance with the female-led popular movement in Belarus She speaks of her “pride” and “admiration” for the courage of protesters who have continued to take to the streets in the face of extreme police brutality and mass imprisonment “What people are doing out on the streets now is something we have not seen in Europe for many years,” she says Protest signs made from tea towels from part of "August" Naprushkina's personal response to ongoing pro-democracy protests in her home country of Belarus.She adds: “In Belarus women have always been very important politically but that hasn’t always been visible at the top When it comes to political posts or even to positions of symbolic power women have often been harassed and pressurised “I think it’s no coincidence that this massive movement has been led by women The corona crisis and the younger generation of course play a role there are many arguments being made as to why things are so different this time But I think what actually plays a big role is that these women who have lived through so much suffering the tools they have found to give people the right to their vote there are different ideas about how to fight properly a lot of things have been done differently - and these things are working.” The artist says she is optimistic about the movement’s prospects who claimed victory in August’s election with an alleged 80 per cent landslide working with a recently founded association for Belarusians living here to deliver talks and form plans for coordinated action in solidarity with those on the ground But she will be occupied with more local causes too – in August Neue was announced as part of a coalition which will be working to reopen the outdoor swimming resort at Lake Tegel as a “centre for recreation and culture” in May 2021 Through Keine Zeit für Kunst’s deliberately varied and interactive use of contemporary and media Naprushkina wants to convey the idea to her audience that art is an essential tool to be used for the expression of lesser heard voices and ideas and for educational ends – whether an individual piece focuses on an immigrant experience in one corner of Berlin or a national movement hundreds of miles away “Art brings with it many opportunities to talk about things that can’t be discussed so well in other environments,” she explains “We can take the serious problem of intolerance against gay people as an example and through this the discussion around it developed there are many topics that may not be easy to discuss within state institutions or in other official settings very important that you have this freedom to talk about what is not so well recognized in society It is a process in which people can work on themselves Keine Zeit für Kunst is on at Galerie Wedding – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst More information about the exhibition and its programme is available at www.galeriewedding.de/keine-zeit-fuer-kunst/.