Visual: Sonic Pluriverse Festival. Global Echoes of Gnawa

Sonic Pluriverse Festival

Global Echoes of Gnawa

Concerts, DJ Sets, Film Screenings, Panel Discussions, Workshops

June–August 2026

Gnawa Parade & Concert: Hicham Bilali & Black Koyo among others

Parade, Concert

26.6.2026

  

Vieux Farka Touré. Photo: Kiss Diouara

Vieux Farka Touré

Concert, DJ Set

26.6.2026

  

SaHHar. Photo: Dina Meddeb

saHHar

DJ Set

26.6.2026
Visual Walter Benjamin Lectures 2026

Walter Benjamin Lectures: Dipesh Chakrabarty

Lectures

Publication

HKW hosts

Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations. From Cannon Fodder to Avant-Garde, reader cover en

Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations– Reader (en)

Publication
Internationaler Literaturpreis HKW: Shortlist 2026

Shortlist for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis

Prize for Contemporary Literatures in Translation

heimaten flags at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

heimaten

2024–2027
Photo: © Iman Salem /Archive Souq

Archive Souq at HKW

Illustration by Diana Ejaita

About Us

Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) is guided by the quest for strategies of how to live and better inhabit this world together.
Aziza Ahmad for Archive Books

Resignifying Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)

HKW ventures to resignify each public space in its historic building with the names of women from different worlds who have contributed to the betterment of them.

Accessibility

Equal participation in and accessibility to exhibitions, cultural events, and performances is important to HKW. Here you will find detailed information on barrier-free transportation to and from HKW and the forms of accessibility within the building.

Welcome to HKW’s Website