Tag: Cultural policy
Laying the foundation stone for “Berlin Modern”: Museum without properties – culture
From Jörg Häntzschel Another big show is planned in Berlin on Friday. With drumming, the foundation stone of the “Berlin Modern” museum is lifted by a crane into the huge…
Italy’s Secretary of State for Culture Vittorio Sgarbi has to go – Culture
It is sometimes said that Italian politics is like an opera, entertaining and full of drama. They are currently performing another piece like this in the capital Rome. It’s about…
State cultural buildings: Nuremberg is building, nothing is happening in Munich – Bavaria
The plans that David Chipperfield presented for the Haus der Kunst in 2016 made such waves! Some complained that they were not appropriate for the monument with its problematic history…
Define: Anti-Semitism – on the failed anti-discrimination directive in Berlin – Culture
What is anti-Semitism? Where does it begin, where does it end? In the social sciences, it can sometimes be valuable to choose the broadest possible focus, to first work with…
Expenses in the Bavarian districts are rising and rising – Bavaria
They run clinics, pay social benefits and support culture: However, the budget situation in many Bavarian districts is tense. There are no taxes that go directly to the districts, nor…
What’s next for Kunstlabor 2 on Dachauer Straße? – Munich
If a temporary use operator, a municipal representative and a cultural representative only praise a project highly, the thing seems to be going pretty well. Yes, it was a downright…
Protests in Berlin: Culture Senator Joe Chialo suspends anti-Semitism clause – Culture
Berlin’s Senator for Culture Joe Chialo has repealed the controversial anti-discrimination clause for cultural funding. He explained this on Monday in the Culture Committee of the House of Representatives. The…
Annie Ernaux and Judith Butler: Who is on the “Strike Germany” list for the boycott of Germany? – Culture
With the call “Strike Germany”, around 1,000 people want to boycott Germany because of its Israel policy. In addition to the writer Annie Ernaux, the other signatories are now public,…
Reemtsma closes Hamburg Institute for Social Research – Culture
The Hamburg Institute for Social Research will cease its work in 2028. Foundation board member Jan Philipp Reemtsma and director Wolfgang Knöbl announced this in a press release on Monday…
House of Bavarian History breaks the million mark – Bavaria
What wasn’t complained about and criticized before, during and after the construction of the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg. The fact that the city on the Danube was awarded…