May at HKW
7.5.2025
Jolof Stories from the Falémé Valley to the Lands of Teranga
Dinner, Screening, Conversation, DJ-Set
Fri., 16 May, 19:00–23:00
Tickets: 30€
This iteration of Tongue and Throat Memories, entitled Jolof Stories from the Falémé Valley to the Lands of Teranga, is an occasion to unpack and offer contemporary readings of Teranga—the traditions of hospitality from Senegal and the Senegambian region.
Dakar-based Chef Tamsir Ndir is known for his mastering of West African cuisine. In the course of his thirty-year-long career, Ndir has been a great advocate of the use of local products and spices to promote the food traditions of his grandmothers’ generation. He has brought culinary knowledge from his hometown in Saint Louis, in north-west Senegal, to top-rated restaurants in Dakar, Abidjan, Paris, Montréal, and beyond.
Historian and anthropologist Abdourahmane Seck, Chef Tamsir Ndir, fashion designer Khadija Aisha Ba L’Artisane, and HKW curator Marie Helene Pereira engage in a conversation on Teranga and the principles of reciprocity, followed by a curated dinner with Tamsir Ndir und Khadija Aisha Ba L’Artisane.
Heimatization: Disintegration.
Against Jewish Tokenism
An Evening in Memory of Y. Michal Bodemann
Thur., 8 May, 19:00
DE, EN, DGS
Tickets: 5€
Keine Juden* mehr für Deutsche! (No more Jews for Germans!). This was one of the slogans of the Disintegration Congress, which took place at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin in May 2016. The initiators questioned the staging of German reparations in the culture of remembrance and wanted to prevent Jews from being functionalized. Nine years later, Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism is once again dedicated to this approach and asks about the state of affairs between anti-Semitism and self-determination. Political consultant Benjamin Fischer, social pedagogue and social scientist Anastassia Pletoukhina, and Mirjam Wenzel, Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, discuss these issues with the hosts of the series Max Czollek and Ibou Diop.
The evening takes place in memory of Y. Michal Bodemann. The sociologist provided central impulses for the concept of disintegration with his book Gedächtnistheater. Die jüdische Gemeinschaft und ihre deutsche Erfindung (1996).
AI (Ancestral Immediacies): The Collective Brain
Lectures, Conversations, Performances, DJ-Set, Installation
Fri., 30.–Sat., 31 May
Free entry
Taking as its starting point the interface of AI and neuroscience, AI (Ancestral Immediacies): The Collective Brain explores technology and the brain as perceived sites of consciousness, intelligence, and subjectivity. The programme considers how such notions, which typically emphasize the brain’s separation from the body, have influenced the development of computational architectures that assert individualism and separability. Expanding this view of the brain to include recent trends in computation—such as using the behaviour of slime moulds and fungi to solve problems—the programme asks what other concepts of the brain exist and have existed, and how they might inform social ideas of intelligence in more collective ways.
With contributions by Lewis Gordon, Chien-hung Huang, Ida Momennejad, Iz A. Nettere, Interspecifics, Ymoirá Micall, Vanessa Ramos-Velasquez
In advance of the festival, the programme features a workshop for school classes, Mycelium, Human, Machine—AI in the Undergrowth, and a teacher training, Artificial Intelligence and School.
Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests
Exhibition
Until 16 June
Tickets: 8€/6€, free entry on Mondays
In many languages, the word musafiri oscillates between the meanings of ‘traveller’ and ‘guest’ and thus touches on the question of who is welcome and who is not. The exhibition is dedicated to travellers, their stories and encounters, and the worlds they open up. It bears witness to the necessity of a society in which travellers can arrive and be received as welcome guests.
In May, guided tours and a cartography workshop give insights into the themes of the exhibition.
Guided Tours
Every Sat. and Sun., as well as Thur., 29 May
A Walk Through the Exhibition with …
Sun., 18 May
Interactive Guided Tour with the Siribox
Every Mon., Thur., and Fri.
Workshop
Den Blick der Vielen nutzen: Kritische Kartografie
Sat., 10 May
For ages 8 and up
Reader
The Reader Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests accompanying the exhibition includes essays, interviews, and artistic contributions.
Pump, Create, Elevate: The Bizarre & Effects Workroom
With Legion 007, Isabel Jazzabell, ziehe es an
Workshop
Sat., 17 May, 14:00–19:00
EN/DE
Free entry
Pump, Create, Elevate returns to HKW in 2025 with a second round of public events for and by Ballroom’s extended family. With dedicated moments providing space for gathering outside of the dynamics of the ball, the series welcomes others interested in expanding their knowledge, skills, or network.
The Bizarre & Effects Workroom includes a presentation of the category Bizarre by Legion 007 in the frame of an upcycling and crafting atelier dedicated to it and to Fashion Killer. The workshop is accompanied by Isabel Jazzabel and ziehe es an, both experienced designers and practitioners, are available to guide participants on how to transform their ideas into reality, finding and processing inspiration and transforming that into a costume, especially in a sustainable and financially accessible way. Accompanied by Ballroom beats, the atelier is an interactive and creative experience in the crafting of effects, while also being a moment to connect with fellow makers and a space for designers interested in collaborating with Ballroom artists.
The Beginning is Near
Max Czollek in conversation with Manja Präkels
Wed., 21 May, 18:00
Tickets: 5€
In the May edition of his discussion series, Max Czollek meets author and musician Manja Präkels. She lives in Berlin and Brandenburg, where she documented the many upheavals of the 1990s as a reporter. Her debut novel Als ich mit Hitler Schnapskirschen aß was published in 2017 and won awards including the German Youth Literature Prize and the 2018 Anna Seghers Prize from the Academy of Arts, Berlin. She conducts writing workshops in schools and forms alliances with neighbours at Mehringplatz in Kreuzberg. In 2022, Welt im Widerhall oder war das eine Plastiktüte? was published, a collection of essays from her ongoing observations of East German life in transition.
Der Gipfel der Vielfalt!
German Anti-Discrimination Days 2025
Conference, Keynote, Talk, Panel, Discussion
Tue., 13.–Wed., 14 May
DE, partially DGS and Easy Language, free entry with registration
Together with HKW, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency is hosting the German Anti-Discrimination Days 2025. In conversation with around 1,000 guests from politics, business, media, culture, civil society, and academia, we discuss the major socio-political issues of our time. Topics such as discrimination against women and parents in the job market, sexual harassment at the workplace, migration, and participation opportunities for all in the digital age is explored in conversations with, among others, Conny from the Block, Gregor Gysi, Marcel Fratzscher, Luisa Neubauer, Maja Göpel, Michel Friedman, Naika Foroutan, Carlo Masala, Joe Kaeser, Aladin El-Mafaalani, Ricarda Lang, Marco Wanderwitz, Tan Çağlar, Miriam Stein, Max Czollek, Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk, and Seda Başay-Yıldız.
For press photos, accreditations and interview requests, please contact presse@hkw.de
Calendar
Until 16 June
Wed.–Mon. 12:00–19:00
Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests
Exhibition, Guided Tours, Conversations on Art, Interactive Tours
€8/€6, free entry on Mondays
Thur., 8 May
14:00–00:00
Minor Cosmopolitan Intervention
Keynote, Talk, Panel, Discussion
EN, free entry
19:00
Heimatization: Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism
An Evening in Memory of Y. Michal Bodemann
DE, EN, DGS, €5
Tue., 13–Wed., 14 May
Der Gipfel der Vielfalt!
German Anti-Discriminitation Days 2025
DE, partially DGS and Easy Language, free entry with registration
Fri., 16 May
19:00–23:00
Tongue and Throat
Jolof Stories from the Falémé Valley to the Lands of Teranga
Dinner, Screening, Conversation, DJ Set
30€
Sat., 17 May
14:00–19:00
Pump, Create, Effects Workroom
Workshop
EN/DE, free entry
Sun., 18 May
14:00–18:00
Free of charge, please register
15:00–17:00
Free entry
Wed., 21 May
18:00
The Beginning is Near
Max Czollek in conversation with Manja Präkels
DE/EN/DGS, 5€
Tue., 27 May
Internationaler Literaturpreis
Announcement of the 2025 shortlist
Fri., 30–Sat., 31 May
AI (Ancestral Immediacies): The Collective Brain
Lectures, Conversations, Performances, DJ Set, Installation
Free entry
Visit Information
Opening Times
Wed.–Mo. 12:00–19:00
Free entry on Mondays
Extended opening hours during evening programmes
Childcare
HKW offers free childcare for many of its programmes. For further information visit hkw.de.
Current information about visiting and accessibility.
Weltwirtschaft Restaurant is open daily, from 12:00–00:00 on weekdays and 10:00–00:00 on weekends.
Contact
Jan Trautmann
Pressesprecher
Lead Communications Officer
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin
T: + 49 (0) 30 397 87 157
presse@hkw.de