ÐÔÊÓ½ç

Autumn is painting the city in its most beautiful colours at the moment. - Wait a minute… we somehow know this line… Ah, right, that was the beginning of the last newsletter. But, for the last weeks ÐÔÊÓ½ç has indeed shown itself in beautifully strong shades of red …

yellow...

and green.

Colours - not only these ones - are also the theme of the exhibition „“ (eng.: tropical colour miracle) at Especially wonderous plants can be admired in this exhibition until the end of the year in addition to the colourful jungle world of the greenhouse. Its exotic animals, a and the world make Biosphäre an absolute must-see on a family trip.

ÐÔÊÓ½ç itself also turned into a colourful bustle in the last weeks, especially the art scene. An exciting mixture of political activism and skilled sculpting was the „Taube vom Kotti“ (eng.: pidgeon of Kotti i.e. square Kottbusser Tor). The colourful figure was supposed to raise awarness to the pollution of ÐÔÊÓ½ç´s streets with waste. Its stomach was filled with litter over the weeks and demonstrated clearly how everyone can contribute to a cleaner city.

Political on an international level is what we would call the art action ““ by Spanish artist , who attached a sculpture onto the cross on top of the church at Hallesches Tor (just one subway station away from ). A child in a life vest holding a signal torch draws attention towards the great urgency of the refugees´ situations in many parts of the world. It is also a call for donating to . You can see the torch glow red every day at noon, 12am, and 6pm. (© Photo: Tom Weasly)

Corona. 

Well, what were your first thoughts hearing this word? Probably not the Spanish word for crown. How Covid-19 affects the world community and what impact it has on our values, our daily life and our emotions is what the exhibition ““ depicts at eventlocation in ÐÔÊÓ½ç´s district Mitte. A refreshingly different way of seeing this overall present and not really pleasent topic.

Those of you who have had enough of thinking about this crisis might prefer some christmas nostalgia. At square Nikolaikirchplatz in the quarter of Nikolaiviertel (which is, by the way, the oldest neighbourhood in ÐÔÊÓ½ç) we can already enjoy Winter-Film-Festival and three times a day fall in love with Heinz Rühmann in the evergreen „Die Feuerzangenbowle“ (the entrance is free). Should you not know the movie and don´t speak any German you could still fancy a cup of real Feuerzangenbowle. If you have never tried it before, be warned: its dangerously tasty and yes, you might not feel it immediately, but it does contain alcohol….

Because we have not heeded our own advice yesterday, we arrived at Orania in the early morning hours. Never mind. In ÐÔÊÓ½ç every child knows about the ancient wisdom: 

in the morning keeps away the mourning.