Name: UdK Berlin Rundgang — Open House Days 2026
Start: 2026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Universität der Künste Berlin (alle Standorte)

UdK Rundgang

About UdK Rundgang

The UdK Rundgang is the annual open house event of the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK) — one of the largest art universities in Europe. For three days in July, students open their studios, workshops, rehearsal rooms, and stages across Berlin-Charlottenburg: from the main campus at Hardenbergstraße 11 to the buildings on Straße des 17. Juni and at Einsteinufer, as well as the Jazz Institute Berlin and the Berlin Career College. Sculpture, architecture, design, music, acting, and dance, film projects — all publicly accessible for three days, admission free.

Dates 17 Jul — 19 Jul 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

UdK Rundgang — edition 2026

The UdK Rundgang 2026 runs from July 17 to 19, 2026, at all locations of the University of the Arts Berlin: main campus Hardenbergstraße 11, as well as Straße des 17. Juni 118, Einsteinufer 43, Grunewaldstraße 2–5, Fasanenstraße 1b, Lietzenburger Straße 45, Bundesallee 1–12, and Uferstraße 23. Sculpture, architecture, design, music, performing arts, Jazz Institute Berlin, and Berlin Career College — all publicly accessible for three days, admission free.

From July 17 to 19, 2026, the University of the Arts Berlin opens its doors for the annual Rundgang. Three days of open house for sculpture, architecture, design, music, performing arts, Jazz Institute Berlin, and Berlin Career College. Admission free. All locations in Berlin-Charlottenburg are participating.

Highlights UdK Rundgang 2026

All UdK locations open to the public for three days
Four faculties plus Jazz Institute and Career College
Concerts, fashion shows, performances, installations
Admission free
Prospective students and cultural public equally welcome

Programme UdK Rundgang 2026

The complete day-by-day program will be published shortly before July 17 by the individual faculties of the UdK at udk-berlin.de/rundgang. Structurally, the Rundgang follows this outline:

Locations

Hardenbergstraße 11 — Main campus, Fine Arts, Concerts
Straße des 17. Juni 118 — Architecture, Design
Einsteinufer 43 — Architecture
Grunewaldstraße 2–5 — Music
Fasanenstraße 1b — Concert Hall and Music Rooms
Lietzenburger Straße 45 — Performing Arts
Bundesallee 1–12 — Main Music Building, Jazz Institute Berlin
Uferstraße 23 — Berlin Career College

Faculties

Fine Arts — Studios for Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Installation, Performance
Design — Fashion, Product Design, Visual Communication, Architecture
Music — Concerts, Final Exams Concerts, Composition Classes, Jazz Institute Berlin
Performing Arts — Acting, Musical Theatre, Stage Design, Dance Pedagogy
Berlin Career College — Postgraduate Programs

Formats

Open studios with works in progress and final presentations
Concerts and final exams concerts spread over all three days
Fashion shows by the fashion class
Film programs and stage productions
Sound installations and performance series
Discussions with students and faculty

Services

Admission free
Maps and program booklets at all main locations
Student advisory service at the main campus Hardenbergstraße

Prices UdK Rundgang 2026

Admission free. Food and drinks available at individual locations for a fee — cafeterias and stands in the courtyard.

Practical information

Practical information — UdK Rundgang

Getting there

Main campus: Hardenbergstraße 11, 10623 Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district). U-Bahn U2 Ernst-Reuter-Platz, U-Bahn U9 Spichernstraße, S+U Zoologischer Garten. Other locations spread across Charlottenburg — maps and routes on the UdK website.

Admission

Admission free.

Good to know

Three full days. Pick up a map of all locations at the main counter. The program guide typically suggests two to three locations per day — the UdK is large enough that you can't see everything in one day.

University of the Arts Berlin

The University of the Arts Berlin (UdK) is one of the largest art universities in Europe. Around 4,000 students are distributed across four faculties — Fine Arts, Design, Music, and Performing Arts — as well as the Jazz Institute Berlin and the Berlin Career College. The university is spread across several locations in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf; the main campus is at Hardenbergstraße 11, with other major buildings located at Straße des 17. Juni 118, Einsteinufer 43, Grunewaldstraße 2–5, Fasanenstraße 1b, Lietzenburger Straße 45, Bundesallee 1–12, and Uferstraße 23.

Open House Days

Once a year, traditionally in July, the UdK opens all its buildings to the public as part of the Rundgang. For three days, visitors can freely move between the locations and explore the interior of one of Europe's most important art universities. Students present their semester and final projects directly in their studios, workshops, and rehearsal rooms — from sculpture studios with unfinished works to fashion shows and concerts in the concert hall.

Program and Atmosphere

What makes the Rundgang special: It's not a classic festival with curated programming, but an open format that showcases the ongoing work of the art university. You walk through a studio, chat with a student about their performance series, hear an improvisation on the piano next door, and then head to a fashion show on the ground floor. The atmosphere is unpretentious and curious — both prospective art students and the Berlin cultural public are part of the audience. Admission free.