[update][2] In October 2021, it was temporarily reopened for the art project The Sun Machine Is Coming Down as part of the Berliner Festspiele.

[1] It is linked to the neighboring Messe Berlin fairgrounds; often joining in trade shows and exhibitions.

By its own reckoning, ICC Berlin is a landmark of post-war German architecture and has served as an inspiration for similar facilities around the globe.

[6] The ICC features prominently in the 1980 disco musical The Apple, in which it appears as a futuristic concert venue.

[7] The American rock band Grateful Dead played two concerts in the main hall at the ICC as part of their Europe tour in 1990.