Sonic Pluriverse Festival

Bass Cultures

Concerts, DJs, Lectures

27 June – 2 August 2025

All Dates
Design: Büro Otto Sauhaus

The Possibility of Unvernunft

Jan Böhmermann & Gruppe Royale

27 September—19 October 

Novalima

Novalima, The Dhol Foundation, Harry Kalsi

Concerts

18.7.2025

19:00–20:00 Novalima
20:30–22:00 The Dhol Foundation
22:00–00:00 Harry Kalsi (DJ Set, Sylvia Wynter Foyer)

Boukman Eksperyans

Jowee Omicil, Boukman Eksperyans

Concerts

2.8.2025

19:00–20:00 Jowee Omicil
20:30–22:00 Boukman Eksperyans

heimaten flags at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

heimaten

2024–2027

Who Does Germany Belong To? Podcast

Who Does Germany Belong To?

The heimaten Podcast from Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Sharon Dodua Otoo: Mahlerstrasse 8

'haɪ̯maːtn̩ Vol. 4

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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.
Internationaler Literaturpreis HKW: Shortlist 2024

Award Ceremony 2025

Award Ceremony, keynote, talk

17.7.2025 Award Ceremony

Bwa Kayiman—Lakouzémi

On Sovereignty as a Relational Practice

Indigo dyed fabric with a rice paste resist print inspired by the drain fly (Psychodidae) infestation of Alanna Lynch’s worm compost. Courtesy of Alanna Lynch

Open Call: L is for the Way You Look at Me Reading Group 2025

August–November

Submission deadline: 1.8.2025
Cover Reader Musafiri

Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests – Reader (en)

Photo: Malte Seidel

A Chorus of Tongues

Audio installation

Photo: © Iman Salem /Archive Souq

Archive Souq at HKW

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