On Sunday, November 8, Victor Auberjonois will personally guide visitors through Zwischen Bäumen (Among Trees), the exhibition he curated.

The Swiss curator and co-founder of the exhibition platform PASSAGE will share insights into the development of the exhibition, his selection of around 90 works spanning three centuries, and the diverse artistic perspectives on forests and nature. Visitors will discover the connections between historical and contemporary artistic positions and gain a deeper understanding of the curatorial ideas behind the exhibition.

The guided tour is included in the regular exhibition admission fee. Registration is required via email at info@villa-schoeningen.de.

Jazz pianist and composer Tom Sehrer blends influences from classical music and blues to create his own distinctive jazz sound – full of emotion, energy and a playful spirit. Join us for an atmospheric evening of live music at Villa Schöningen, accompanied by warming soups, hearty dishes and fine wines from Café Pedales.

Admission to the current exhibition Zwischen den Bäumen is included in the ticket price. Visitors are welcome to explore the exhibition before the concert begins.

On Saturday 21 November, the exhibition “Zwischen Bäumen” will be transformed into a sound space from 3.00 to 4.30 pm. Pianist and composer Jess Faber, violinist Pia von Wersebe and saxophonist and flutist Helmut Mittermaier will perform live amidst the exhibition.

Jess Faber, Pia von Wersebe und Helmut Mittermaier combine classical training with neoclassical and minimalist influences. Drawing inspiration from composers such as Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Philip Glass and Hania Rani, their repertoire ranges from delicate, atmospheric soundscapes to contemporary piano music.

As well as performing live, Jess Faber composes music for film and media, and her work has already been featured at international film festivals. Pia von Wersebe studied with Philip Dukes and has performed solo and chamber music concerts, including with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra and Jess Faber, at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid. Helmut Mittermaier studied in Stuttgart and at the UdK Berlin. He has been performing and composing with the Trio Tsching for several years.

This is not a traditional concert format: while the duo performs, visitors can move around the exhibition at their own pace, lingering in front of individual works and experiencing art and music together. The result is a one-and-a-half-hour musical intervention that enables visitors to experience the spaces and works of “Zwischen Bäumen” in a new way.

Villa Schlieffen will once again be open for tours on Sunday, Novemver 22, at 11 am. A wonderful opportunity to explore this historic site free of charge and learn more about its fascinating past.

The villa has been open to visitors again since 2023 and is presented in the condition in which it was left after the withdrawal of the Soviet military.

The impressive work “Sanctus” by Barbara Hammer, which is part of the Döpfner Collection, is also currently on display.

You are welcome to register for a free tour via info@villa-schoeningen.de.

On Thursday, 26 November, figure drawing with a live model will once again take place in the exhibition “Zwischen Bäumen” at Villa Schöningen.

Under the guidance of artist Katrin Seifert, this opportunity is open to all art enthusiasts, regardless of your level of experience. The exhibition provides an inspiring backdrop for your figure drawings. No previous knowledge is required! Please bring your own drawing materials, such as sketch pads, pencils, and a sturdy surface (A3).

On Friday, November 27, the Carla Lené Trio will perform at Café Pedales in Villa Schöningen. Blending influences from soul, blues and pop with elements of jazz, Carla Lené creates her own distinctive, warm sound.

In the intimate setting of the salon, expressive vocals, subtle grooves and spontaneous improvisations come together – sometimes gentle and understated, sometimes rhythmic and full of energy.

Look forward to an atmospheric concert evening, accompanied by warming soups, savoury dishes and fine wines from the kitchen of Café Pedales.

Admission to the current exhibition Zwischen den Bäumen is included in the ticket price. Visitors are welcome to explore the exhibition before the concert. Doors open at 6 pm.

City guide Kerstin Zarbock will give a comprehensive tour on the history of Villa Schöningen, which played a key role in German-German history. Located directly on the former inner-German border, the villa was the scene of significant events, particularly in the context of the spy exchanges at Glienicke Bridge.

The tour focuses on the significance of the house during the GDR era and sheds light on how this place became a symbol of the Cold War.

Waffle Weekend at Villa Schöningen!

On the second Sunday of Advent, we are celebrating our second waffle weekend. Café Pedales will be serving freshly baked waffles, mulled wine, and plenty of pre-Christmas cheer.

Come by, make yourself comfortable, and enjoy a festive Advent weekend with us.

Three authors, three literary voices, three culinary creations: the popular ‘Lecker Lesen’ series is inviting you to a festive Christmas edition at Villa Schöningen.

Between courses, the guest authors will read from their latest books and discuss the challenges of motherhood, divine trials, and the dark underbelly of the Berlin art world. It promises to be an evening full of humour, surprising twists and literary discoveries, including a Christmas raffle.

Readings by:
Simone Buchholz, author of “Über Söhne” (Rowohlt)
Torsten Seifert, author of “Und sonst so, Hiob?” (Fregestein)
Steen Kittl, author of “Flow” (Fregestein)

Hosted by: Christine Anlauff

Spanish singer Carmen Jaime joins Berlin jazz musicians Michael Gechter and HD Lorenz for an evening of original arrangements spanning jazz, blues and rock – full of energy, musical spontaneity and plenty of room for melodic solos and improvisation.

Look forward to a lively concert evening at Café Pedales in Villa Schöningen, accompanied by warming soups, savoury dishes and fine wines.

Admission to the current exhibition “Zwischen Bäumen” is included in the ticket price. Visitors are welcome to explore the exhibition before the concert. Doors open at 6 pm.

Villa Schlieffen is also open to curious visitors in December and can be explored as part of a free guided tour. After the Soviet army withdrew in 1994, the villa was abandoned until 2023. What remains are testimonies from times gone by. Currently, the impressive video installation “Sanctus” by Barbara Hammer from the Döpfner Collection is also on display.

Please register for a free tour at info@villa-schoeningen.de and learn about the fascinating past of this place.

Stefan Roloff, born in 1953 in West Berlin, is a painter and filmmaker who lives in New York and Berlin. He is a pioneer of digital photography and video art; his works are exhibited and collected internationally, and he has collaborated with Peter Gabriel, among others. He has repeatedly explored German history, focusing on victims of the Stasi and the “Red Orchestra” resistance group, which fought against the Nazi dictatorship and to which his father, the musician Helmut Roloff, also belonged. In Durchbrenner, his first novel, Roloff tells an autofictional story—closely based on reality—of rebellion in 1960s Germany and in Franco’s Spain. Stefan Roloff’s video installation Das Leben im Todesstreifen is on permanent display at Villa Schöningen.