What is DU BIST AM ZUG?

The city belongs to all of us, and that’s what DU BIST AM ZUG (It’s Your Move) is about – sparking creativity in public space and making human diversity visible.

DU BIST AM ZUG gives everyone in Berlin an equal chance to present an image or a short text on a city poster.

There are no predefined topics and no competition—participants are free to choose what they wish to share with their fellow citizens.

As soon as we know when the next round begins, we’ll post it here.

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DU BIST AM ZUG is a non-profit project run by a volunteer team. Some costs remain unavoidable—especially printing the posters, which costs about €10 per participant. To keep DU BIST AM ZUG going, we truly appreciate your support!

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DU BIST AM ZUG – Participants’ posters

A Brief
Look Back

In summer 2022, 2024 and 2026, Berlin’s streets turned into an open gallery: posters created by city residents brought art, personal stories, photographs, thought-provoking messages, and poetry into the urban space.

Participants showcased Berlin’s wonderful diversity: People people aged 1 to 87; newcomers and long-time residents; Berliners from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and professions.

This made visible that the desire to share part of ourselves with others and to reshape public spaces together unites us all, regardless of age, origin, or profession.

Curious what our research has found about the posters’ content and their impact?  

Explore our findings here!

What our participants say

“It was incredibly fulfilling to be part of such a diverse, creative community. Seeing my art displayed alongside other people’s created a strong sense of belonging.”

“I’m a creative person, but I usually don’t have the courage to show my work. DU BIST AM ZUG let me take a chance—quietly and discreetly.”

“It feels great to know that other Berliners can see my photo all over the city.”

“I went looking for my poster and was amazed by the sheer breadth of posters on display. Such a wide array of themes, and each person approached theirs differently.”

  • Frauke Nehls
  • Svenia Andresen
  • Lex, 6
  • Cloud Cukkoo
  • Jochen Schlick
  • Jülide Kihri
  • Cloud Cukkoo

  • Swetlana Nikitenko
  • Oksana Metka
  • Firtina, 9
  • Blixa, 5
  • Kevin Bölling
  • Manuel Dürer
  • Grigory Nosyrev
  • Mulinarius
  • Carola Schmidt
  • Bettina Ritter-Mamczek
  • Joerg Waehner
  • Stephanie Krumbholz 
  • Johannes Pøl
  • Clara Lunow

DU BIST AM ZUG – Participants encounter their posters in the city streets

As fun as
an Easter egg hunt

There’s a mystery to DU BIST AM ZUG: We don’t know where the individual works are hanging—they have to be discovered in the city.

We invite Berliners to take part in this ‘treasure hunt’: to spot posters across the city and share their locations. All discoveries are documented in our treasure map allowing participants to find their works around the city.

The poster hunt brings strangers together. The kindness and gratitude that filled these exchanges have been truly heartwarming and the best result we could have hoped for.

DU BIST AM ZUG – posters displayed in Berlin’s public space

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