Agenda - got plans? Melisa Minca, Andy Warhol & a trip to Potsdam
Agenda Edition #4 / 16.-19.05 / This weekend feels like a special treat!
Hi, and welcome back to agenda - got plans?, a newsletter featuring a curated selection of art, design and fashion events in Berlin. I'm Kate, a freelance journalist, Berlin local and art/design lover. I hope my newsletter makes it a bit easier for you to navigate through everything this city has to offer. Nothing is sponsored. Every event I recommend is one I plan to attend myself or would suggest to a good friend!
That said, what is happening in Berlin this week(end)?
Try to get a ticket to a pretty cool private birthday bash
Get your hands on some unique clothes at the Melisa Minca Archiv Sale
Enjoy contemporary visual art with a soundtrack
Have a night out like Andy Warhol
Take a trip to Potsdam
… read until the end for our shortlist with even more highlights.
#1 RSVP to Trauma’s Birthday Bash right now!
Attention, please: This party will not take place this week. However, if you RSVP now, you might be able to secure a free ticket. Trauma Bar is celebrating its 6th birthday at one of Berlin's most underrated venues, the Metropol in Schöneberg. The building itself is a bomb! I will be there and if you have been to some of Trauma Bar’s events before, so should you.
Private Party, trauma bar und kino x Metropol
Next week! Friday, 24.05!
Location: Metropol Berlin
Free entry BUT you have to RSVP
More info here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
#2 Sound of Vision Vernissage
Contemporary Visual Art with Sonic Reactions: The immersive art exhibition “Sound of Vision” is a collaboration between Irish multi-instrumentalist Kev Sheridan and Irish contemporary visual artists Eileen O’Sullivan, Orfhlaith Egan, David Hedderman, and Christopher Colm Morrin, opening on Thursday. Sounds like a relaxing start into the weekend!
Sound of Vision exhibition
16.05.-19.05.
Vernissage on Thursday, 18:00-21:00
Opening hours: Fri 15:00 - 21:00 / Sat 13:00-19:00 / Sun 13:00 - 21:00
Location: The Ballery, Nollendorfstraße 11, 10777 Berlin
Free admission, more info here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
#3 Melisa Minca Sample Sale
Finally, another sample sale of a local brand: Fashion Designer Melisa Minca (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) throws a huge samp (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)le sale this weekend! Who never heard about the eponymous brand before: Melisa creates unique clothes from upcycled, repurposed or reworked second-hand materials.
The sample sale will take at Not too sweet Vintage (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), a cute store in Kreuzberg. Enjoy more than 100 archive items and samples, free drinks and cake. Can you seriously ask for more?
Melisa Minca Private Sale
16.-18.05, 13:00-19:00
Location: Not too sweet Vintage, Oranienstraße 196, 10999 Berlin
RSVP here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)! More info here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Picture: Melisa Minca on Instagram
#4 Andy Warhol x Fotografiska Opening Party
If I’m honest with you, I never know what to think about Fotografiska. Sure, they feature beautiful (fashion) photography, but I do not really get their fee policy. Keeping in mind the unique history of the building fotografiska is based in, everything feels a bit try-too-hard, a bit too branded, a bit too shiny to me. That being said, they do a great job promoting their exhibitions by guided tours, artist talks – and – opening parties. Up next: The Andy Warhol x Fotografiska Opening Party on Friday night: Highlights include a ballroom event with dance performances, late-night access to the new Andy Warhol and Joanna Dudley exhibitions, and DJ sets. Other than your usual vernissage, this event is a full-on party and yes, you need to buy tickets for it.
Andy Warhol x Fotografiska Opening Party
Friday, 17.05, 20:00 - 04:00
Location: Fotografiska Berlin
Admission: 15€ (you can buy tickets online)
More info here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
#5 Take a trip to Potsdam: Free entry at Museum Barberini
I’m a museum lover, and since living in Berlin for more than ten years, I know pretty much every big house by heart now. If you’re a bit like me (tired of the Berlin classics but still in the mood for a classy Sunday at the museum), check out Museum Barberini in Potsdam this weekend! Due to International Museum Day (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) on Sunday, you are invited to visit the e (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)xhibition for free. It’s easy to get there (around 30 min by S-Bahn), and you can even combine it with a stroll through the beautiful gardens of Sanssouci Palace. It’s a great excursion if you want to escape the capital during Karneval der Kulturen.
Museum Barberini
Free entry on Sunday (Internationaler Museumstag)
Location: Alter Markt, Humboldtstraße 5–6, 14467 Potsdam
More info here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
++ Also: Thu, 16.05, 19:30 Opening Event Stockholm Surf Club x Voo Space (RSVP (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) here), Thu, 16.05, 19:00, Exhibition Opening Marianna Simnett “Winner” @ Hamburger Bahnof +++ Fri, 17.05, 17:00 conversation between curator Lisa Leu Feuvre and artist Susan Philipsz @ Gropius Bau, free entry! +++ Sat/Sun, 18. -19.05, 12:00 -19:00, Finissage “Echos der Bruderländer” @ HKW, free entry! +++
I hope you have a fantastic weekend! If you enjoy the tips, please subscribe to this newsletter (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) to have it delivered to your inbox every week, just in time for the weekend! Also, I would love to build a little community of like-minded people with this project, so please feel free to share this with your friends and write me (agenda.gotplans@gmail.com (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)) if you want to share a recommendation or if you have any feedback or wishes!
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