PalaisPopulaire
Berlin
Germany
MerciPalais
The PalaisPopulaire is inviting you to a special weekend full of art, music, talks, and encounters on November 21 and 22, 2026. With free admission on both days, you can look forward to a diverse program featuring exciting discussions, poetry, live music, guided art tours, and a creative program for kids and families.
Additional program highlights, developed together with our longtime companions and partners, invite you to discover more. In the photo booth, special moments can be captured, small surprises await at the lucky wheel, and the MerciPalais bags offer a unique keepsake. The MerciPalais Lounge provides space to look back on the past years of the house. Videos bring shared experiences to life again, while the Open Studio invites you to get creative and join in. In the reading corner, visitors can also relax, read, and browse. Additional program highlights, developed together with our longtime companions and partners, invite you to discover more. In addition to the diverse program, a special sale of selected editions and catalogs awaits you—a unique opportunity to explore, browse, and take something home.
With MerciPalais, we’d like to say thank you for the past years and the many moments we’ve shared. On Saturday evening, we’ll celebrate together with Berlin and warmly invite all visitors to share this special occasion with us.
Come by and join  us—we look forward to seeing you!
Join in!
At the end of this year, the PalaisPopulaire will close its doors. With MERCI, we would like to come together to say thank you and make our shared memories of this special place visible.
Please take a ribbon from the counter and attach it to the installation. Feel free to write down a memory, a wish, or your personal "merci" on it.
Thank you for being part of the PalaisPopulaire. Thank you for your curiosity, your openness, and your companionship. Thank you for your MERCI.
November 21, 2026, 10 am-midnight
In cooperation with Monopol magazine, there will be talks on the cultural landscape in Germany and its institutions. The House of Poetry will build a bridge to the current exhibition Moving Clouds by Slovak artist Lucia Tallová. We’ll round out the evening with live music and a DJ set.
November 22, 2026, 11 am-6 pm
On Sunday, the program is all about the family. Workshops for all ages, including those offered by the Berlin Philharmonic’s education program, invite you to become creative. Through various guided tour formats, visitors can explore both the current exhibition and the Prinzessinnenpalais. To close out the weekend, we’ll swing out with Emily Intsiful and Max Feig.
