Here you can find the official website of the city of Berlin
Don’t miss out on a visit to the Schwules Museum Berlin (LGBTIQ+ Museum Berlin).
Our Welcome Gathering will be on the evening of Wednesday 26 June at Schwules Museum (Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin), 18:00–21:00 (6–9pm).
A short welcome speech will be given by a representative of the museum, and there will be optional free guided tours of the exhibitions and archive. A selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the museum’s own bar. You will also be able to pick up your conference program and bag if you like. Please note: This event is booked out!
Travel in Berlin
Before you arrive check out the transport for Berlin website which has advice for visitors
Berlin map
Berlin welcome card (public transport, museums & sightseeing)
Accommodation
Hotels and B&Bs are very busy all year round, so it’s best to book sooner rather than later. (Tip: don’t be afraid to book somewhere a bit further away from the ‘centre’. Public transport is quick and convenient, so it’s easy to get around.)
Pink Pillow Hotels Berlin(LGBTIQ friendly)
you find here
Charta of Pink Pillow Berlin collection
Hostels in Berlin
Hostels provide less expensive options:
http://www.hostels.com/berlin/germany
https://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/germany/berlin/
Events in Berlin
We are pleased to suggest the following events in Berlin, Germany and Europe during June and July 2019:
- Thu 20.6.2019, 19:00
Manifestos for Queer Futures #1 (Premiere) - Fri 21.6.2019, 20:30
Manifestos for Queer Futures #2 (Premiere) - Sat 22.6.2019, 20:30
Manifestos for Queer Futures #3 (Premiere) - Thu 20.6.2019, 21:00
Jam Rostron (aka Planningtorock): Non-binary them – 1972–2019 (Concert) - Fri 28.6.2019, 20:30 (German premiere) and Sat 29.6.2019, 20:30
Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang & boychild with Patrick Belaga, Josh Johnson und Asma Maroof): Sudden Rise (European Premiere) - Tue 25.6.2019, 20:00 and Wed 26.6.2019, 20:00
Mamela Nyamza: Black Privilege
- 15 June–26 August
My Dearest Sweet Love: Christopher Isherwood. An exhibition about the creative and romantic partnership between legendary author Christopher Isherwood and painter Don Bachardy. - 20 June–2 September
Karol Radziszewski: Queer Archives Institute. Polish artist Karol Radziszewski presents an exhibition about Eastern European narratives of queer activism that hadn’t always been visible beside western Pride success stories. A collaboration with HAU Hebbel am Ufer and their “The Present is not Enough” festival. - July 18 from 7pm
Stonewall 5.0. Grand opening of the new SMU exhibition about queer movements in East & West Germany before and after the Reunification.
Queere Kulturwochen des E2H:
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
- 20. Juni, 20.00 Uhr (PS120)
VERNISSAGE mit Performances zur Ausstellung In-visible Realness: In Berlin 50 Jahre nach Stonewall, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem PS120. - 24. Juni, 19.00 Uhr (taz Kantine)
RAINBOW LECTURE mit dem australischen Autor, Politikwissenschaftler, Aktivisten Denis Altman. Eine Veranstaltung der Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft und der IQN - 5. Juli, 16.00 Uhr (HKW)
HIRSCHFELD ON BIKE: Nach feierlichen Redebeiträgen von Ralf Dose (Magnus Hirschfeld Gesellschaft) und Daniel Neugebauer (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) sowie Christiane Härdel und Jan Feddersen (Vorständ*innen E2H) fährt ein Fahrradkorso zur Ausstellung im PS120 - 6. Juli, 10.00 Uhr (PS120)
QUEER THINKING „Sexualpolitik kontrovers“, koordiniert von Patsy l’Amour laLove. Diskussionsmarathon mit 21 Inputs, von Sprecher*innen wie Seyran Ateş (Ibn Rushd-Goethe Moschee), Verlegerin Gudrun Fertig (L-MAG) und Carsten Schatz, erster offen HIV-positiver Abgeordneter (LINKE) in Berlin - 9. Juli, 19.00 Uhr (PS120)
QUEER LECTURE: „Der Trans*mensch als Mitmensch. Diversität als Chance für unsere Gesellschaft“ von Livia Prüll (Medizinhistorikerin und Transaktivistin) - 12. Juli, 20.00 Uhr (PS120)
RELEASE „Jahrbuch Sexualitäten“: Das Periodikum thematisiert Fragen des Sexuellen in einem weiten Sinne thematisiert – unter anderem in den Bereichen des Gesellschaftlichen, Politischen, Kulturellen, Historischen und Juristischen, in der Medizin und den Naturwissenschaften, in Religion, Pädagogik und Psychologie. Mit Beiträgen u. a. von: Caroline A. Sosat, Torsten Flüh, Raimund Wolfert, Jan Feddersen, Benedikt Wolf, Patsy L`Amour laLove, Monika Gsell - 19. Juli, 18.00 Uhr (PS120)
FINISSAGE „Dare to dream“: Mit weiteren Performances geht die Ausstellung In-visible Realness: In Berlin 50 Jahre nach Stonewall zu Ende.
More to see in Berlin
Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime
Other events in Gemany and Europe
- Euro Pride Vienna/Austria 1-16 June, European LGBT event with Pride Village on City Hall Square, EuroPride Run, Pride Beach, Pride Guided Tours and not least the Vienna Pride & Rainbow Parade on 15 June
- Pride Parade Oslo Oslo/Norway, 22 June, Pride week 14–22 June
- Cologne Pride: CSD Köln/Germany, 5 July, Pride Weekend 5–7 July
- Pride Parade London/UK, 6 July
- Gay Pride Madrid Madrid/Spain, 3-7 July Pride Festival Madrid
- Eurogames Rome Rome/Italy, 11-13 July, Europe’s LGBTI Multi-sport event
- Christopher Street Day, Berlin Berlin/Germany, 27 July
- Stonewall at 50 and Beyond Paris Paris/France, 3–6 June, Interrogating the Legacy and Memory of the 1969 Riots, international conference
- Sexual Knowledge and Expertise in Europe’s East, before and after 1945 Brno/Czech Republic, 3-5 June, conference to enhance our current understandings of the transnational histories of sexual science in its broadest sense
Feel free to ask us for other/more suggestions!