Literary journey of discovery: Experience the culture around Steinplatz!

Literary journey of discovery: Experience the culture around Steinplatz!

Today, August 14, 2025, there is a cultural event coming up in Berlin that will appeal to die-hard literature fans and sun worshipers alike. The motto is “Dare to have culture! – World literature around the Steinplatz”. Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district office in cooperation with visitBerlin on a special literary journey of discovery.

This event takes place as part of the Berlin International Literature Festival and offers participants the opportunity to get to know historical figures and their connection to one of the city's most charming squares. The experienced city guides Marianne Mielke and Michael Bienert show how the Steinplatz was once a place of creativity and exchange for greats like Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel during their exile in 1933. Ferdinand Bruckner and Walter Höllerer, who became known as a regular meeting place for contemporary authors after the Second World War, also shape the literary image of the area.

Cultural highlights and final tours

Participants have the opportunity to gain insights into traditional pubs, bookstores and antique stores while strolling between the famous Schiller Theater and the Vagantenbühne, which was created in cooperation with the University of the Arts. The tours are the last free events of the year and offer a maximum number of participants of 25 people. It is therefore advisable to register in good time via the district office website.

The dates for this cultural journey of discovery are Friday, September 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. These tours are not only sponsored by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Enterprises, but are also a highlight of the “Special tourist projects in the districts” program.

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