FORUM
Where art, science, and society intertwine.
On the second festival weekend, 7–9 November, Berlin Science Week takes over Holzmarkt 25 – the city’s cultural playground – and transforms it into a creative hub for transdisciplinary exchange. Home to our Art & Science Programme, FORUM invites you to experience how science can help us navigate a world shaped by uncertainty. It's a gathering place where disciplines meet for collective visioning.
Across three days, each guided by a central question, pioneering researchers, artists, and performers come together to ask: how do we shape what comes next? Dive into a programme rich in discussions, workshops, performances, and pop-up booths designed for inquiry and imagination. Whatever the format, FORUM is a space to share curiosity and wonder, explore the intersections of art and science, and imagine futures together.
This year, as we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, FORUM debuts the first exhibition curated by Berlin Science Week. Showcasing groundbreaking projects that blend art and science, it challenges us to look beyond the urgency of the present and turn our attention toward futures still unfolding.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Exchange Ideas: Take part in interactive formats to test ideas, share methods, and step into new ways of thinking.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet artists, scientists, communicators, and curious minds. Build connections and start conversations that continue beyond the festival.
- Performances After Dark: Experience riverside performances that blend motion and sound with the spirit of scientific discovery.
- Pop-Up Booths: Wander through open-air galleries where institutes and artists present projects that link science, art, and everyday life.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Exchange Ideas: Take part in interactive formats to test ideas, share methods, and step into new ways of thinking.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet artists, scientists, communicators, and curious minds. Build connections and start conversations that continue beyond the festival.
- Performances After Dark: Experience riverside performances that blend motion and sound with the spirit of scientific discovery.
- Pop-Up Booths: Wander through open-air galleries where institutes and artists present projects that link science, art, and everyday life.
POP-UP BOOTHS
Open daily 12:00 - 19:00.
Spread across Holzmarkt 25’s outdoor spaces, these pop-up booths are small open-air galleries where universities, research institutes, and artists invite you to experiment and play in English and German. From hands-on experiments and future technologies to art and interactive installations, each booth offers a chance to discover science in unexpected ways as you explore FORUM.
EXHIBITION: BEYOND US
6 – 9 November 2025.
For its 10th anniversary, Berlin Science Week presents Beyond Us, its debut exhibition showcasing the works of the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2025 in Art & Science, Marco Barotti. The works displayed include his award-winning project, Coral Sonic Resilience, a set of underwater sound sculptures that explore how the soundscapes of healthy coral reefs can support the recovery of damaged ones.
EXHIBITION: BEYOND US
6 – 9 November 2025.
For its 10th anniversary, Berlin Science Week presents Beyond Us, its debut exhibition showcasing the works of the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2025 in Art & Science, Marco Barotti. The works displayed include his award-winning project, Coral Sonic Resilience, a set of underwater sound sculptures that explore how the soundscapes of healthy coral reefs can support the recovery of damaged ones.
EVENING PROGRAMME AT FORUM
Over three evenings, art, science, and technology collide in sound, vision, and performance. Explore our evening programme, including Angela Aux’s transmedial sci-fi concert of music, video, and speculative storytelling; Moritz Simon Geist’s techno-robotic live show where machines make the music; and the ART+SCIENCE SALON Séance for Science — a participatory exploration of belief in the age of AI, accompanied by live music.
ACCESSIBILITY
Holzmarkt 25
Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
Some places may be difficult to reach without assistance. If you need support, please contact us before your visit at forum@berlinscienceweek.com, we can organise a volunteer to assist you.
During the event, Berlin Science Week volunteers, easily recognisable in their hoodies, will also be on site to help.
ACCESSIBILITY
Holzmarkt 25
Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
Some places may be difficult to reach without assistance. If you need support, please contact us before your visit at forum@berlinscienceweek.com, we can organise a volunteer to assist you.
During the event, Berlin Science Week volunteers, easily recognisable in their hoodies, will also be on site to help.
Most of the paths at Holzmarkt are flat, though some areas have ramps or stairs. Signs guide you to entrances, elevators, and restrooms. Outdoor spaces, including gardens, the riverside, and bonfire area have sand or uneven ground, which may be challenging for wheelchair users or visitors with strollers. Please note that these outdoor areas are not brightly lit after dark.
All stages have seating available.
- Main Stage (Säälchen): Ground floor with accessible restrooms. The seated gallery on the first floor overlooks the stage and is accessible via elevator, but there are no accessible restrooms on the first floor.
- Studio (Salöön): Second floor, accessible via elevator. The closest accessible restrooms are on the ground floor.
- Cabins West/East (Spreelunken West/Ost): Ground floor with a small step at the entrance. No accessible restrooms inside.
Service and assistance dogs are welcome.
An accessible drop-off point for cars is available directly at the entrance. Please note that there is no accessible parking on site.
There is no official quiet room, but outdoor corners are available for moments of rest and reflection. These spaces are always open to visitors.
