KW’s Mediation and Participation Program offers a welcoming space to engage with the ideas emerging from our exhibitions and broader social conversations. Designed to be engaging and accessible, it invites everyone—children, teens, adults, students, school classes and educators—to be curious, slow down and have fun. Through a variety of artistic and mediation tools, we encourage meaningful exchange and inspire new perspectives on contemporary art and beyond.

Upcoming Mediation events

Kids & Families
Wed, 19.11.25, 16:00–18:00 (en, de)

Kids’ Wednesdays at KW
Creative space for families with children aged 0–6
Workshop
Fri, 21.11.25, 17:00–19:00 (en)

Somatic Exercises in the Exhibitions
Tour
Sat, 22.11.25, 16:00–17:00 (de, en)

Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
Starmirror
Tour
Sun, 23.11.25, 11:00–12:30 (de, en)

KW, a hike
On KW’s history
Kids & Families
Wed, 26.11.25, 16:00–18:00 (en, de)

Kids’ Wednesdays at KW
Creative space for families with children aged 0–6
Tour
Thu, 27.11.25, 17:00–18:00 (de)

Curator’s Tour
Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
Kazuko Miyamoto
Workshop
Fri, 28.11.25, 17:00–19:00 (en)

Somatic Exercises in the Exhibitions
Tour
Sat, 29.11.25, 16:00–17:00 (en, de)

Kazuko Miyamoto
String Constructions
Kids & Families
Wed, 03.12.25, 16:00–18:00 (en, de)

Kids’ Wednesdays at KW
Creative space for families with children aged 0–6
Tour
Sat, 06.12.25, 16:00–17:00 (de, en)

Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
Starmirror
Tour
Sun, 07.12.25, 11:00–12:30 (de, en)

KW, a hike
On KW’s history
Kids & Families
Wed, 10.12.25, 16:00–18:00 (en, de)

Kids’ Wednesdays at KW
Creative space for families with children aged 0–6
Workshop, Teens
Fri, 12.12.25, 14:00–16:30 (de)

How Does AI Sound?
An Introduction for Teens aged 12–18
Tour
Sat, 13.12.25, 16:00–17:00 (en, de)

Kazuko Miyamoto
String Constructions
Kids & Families
Wed, 17.12.25, 16:00–18:00 (en, de)

Kids’ Wednesdays at KW
Creative space for families with children aged 0–6
Workshop, Teens
Fri, 19.12.25, 14:00–16:30 (de)

How Does AI Sound?
An Introduction for Teens aged 12–18
Tour
Sat, 20.12.25, 16:00–17:00 (de, en)

Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
Starmirror
Tour
Sat, 10.01.26, 14:00–15:00 (dgs)

Tour with German Sign Language (DGS)
Kazuko Miyamoto
Tour
Sat, 10.01.26, 16:00–17:00 (en, de)

Kazuko Miyamoto
String Constructions
Tour
Sat, 17.01.26, 16:00–17:00 (en, de)

Overview Tour
Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst
​Kazuko Miyamoto

Kids & Families

Discover Tours and Workshops for our youngest visitors

Teens

Our program for ages 13-18

Workshops

Join our special workshops and get inspired!

Tours

Join our mediators to explore the current exhibition program

Available on demand

For School Groups

Starmirror
What does AI sound like? An introduction for teens

For Adults

KW, Unboxed
Insights into the archive of KW: learn more about post-wall Berlin

For Adults

KW, a Hike
A tour through the streets of Berlin Mitte into the past of KW

Collaborations

We aim to welcome new audiences and connect with the diverse diverse communities of Berlin-Mitte, and beyond. To achieve this, KW develops long-term art and education projects in collaboration with local schools, youth clubs, universities, and associations.

These collaborations are often designed to bridge our exhibition-making with our mediation program through innovative workshop formats and partner-driven initiatives.

Our current collaboration partners are: 
Berlin University of the Arts / Weißensee Academy of Art / Heinz-Brandt-Schule, Berlin-Weißensee / Young Arts Neukölln / Alfred-Nobel-Schule, Berlin-Neukölln / The Hemingway School, Berlin-Mitte / Jugendclub New Way / Weinmeisterhaus, Jugendzentrum Mitte / Berlinische Galerie / Berlinklusion / Jugend im Museum e.V., KinderKulturMonat / Kulturagenten für kreative Schulen / Stiftung SPI / Kulturprojekte Berlin / Projektbüro Andreas Döltgen, Berater und Entwickler für Projekte mit Gebärdensprache

Hemingway-Schule, 2023; photo: Frank Sperling.

Highlights

Berlin University of the Arts: Workshop Seminar – Kazuko Miyamoto
Connecting over Bridges

As part of the exhibition Kazuko Miyamoto – String Constructions, on view from October 31, 2025, to January 18, 2026, KW Institute for Contemporary Art is collaborating with Berlin University of the Arts. The seminar and collaborative project Connecting over Bridges will serve as the starting point for the joint production of a work for the exhibition.

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Alfred-Nobel Schule

The Alfred-Nobel-Schule in Neukölln is a long-standing partner, engaging students with KW exhibitions and school-based classes led by our art mediators. 

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Hemingway-Schule

The Hemingway-Schule is located just a few minutes’ walk from KW. This long-standing cooperation has taken various forms over the years, including workshops, weekly classes (AGs), outdoor and indoor projects, as well as collaborations with the New Way youth club, which is housed in the same building.

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Napping in Density

Napping in Density was the culmination of an educational cooperation between Universität der Künste and KW in 2023/2024, led by Akiko Bernhöft and Jenny Dirksen. 

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Heinz-Brandt-Schule

The Heinz-Brandt-Schule is a long-term partner of KW. Each year, KW’s mediation team invites pupils to participate in project-weeks, which offer deep exhibition insights and the chance to transform ideas into their own creative works.

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Contact

Alexia Manzano
Head of Education and Mediation
am@kw-berlin.de

Paula Mauersberger
Intern Outreach and Mediation
mediation@kw-berlin.de