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Paris ist bei jungen Deutschen sehr beliebt. German-French Day
Europe
Career opportunities in the neighbouring country
The Franco-German Youth Office (DFJW) enables young people to work abroad. Two young women who work in the publishing industry report on their experience.
Nirit Sommerfeld hat sich für ein Leben in Chemnitz entschieden. Culture
Israel
“There’s more that unites us than divides us”
Chemnitz connects Nirit Sommerfeld with her family’s persecution. Her response: the artist is creating venues for social contact.
Europäische Kulturhauptstadt Chemnitz Capital of Culture
programme highlights
Chemnitz welcomes visitors to discover its secrets.
Featuring art from Munch to Cage, Chemnitz is preparing to welcome millions of visitors for its year as European Capital of Culture in 2025. Selected highlights from the programme.
Bergbau in Chemnitz: Plakat im Archäologischen Museum Capital of Culture
Mining
Old mines and new culture in Chemnitz
Chemnitz, European Capital of Culture in 2025, is staging a series of events to commemorate German mining history.
Projekt #3000Garagen in Chemnitz Capital of Culture
Cultural spaces
Garages: creative spaces where culture takes shape
As European Capital of Culture, Chemnitz is celebrating how garages are places for encounters and artistic activity.
Altes Rathaus am Markt in Chemnitz Capital of Culture
Geschichte
A city in flux
As 2025 European Capital of Culture, Chemnitz plans to reconnect with the entrepreneurial spirit that characterises its historical heritage.
Berlin war 1988 noch eine geteilte Stadt. Capital of Culture
Retrospective
Germany’s European Capitals of Culture
Chemnitz is the fourth German city to be crowned a European Capital of Culture. Berlin, Weimar and Essen showed off their cultural diversity.
Touristen vor dem Berliner Reichstag Japan and Germany
Asia
Tokyo and Berlin – a comparison of two cities
Berlin and Tokyo have been twinned for three decades. High time to take a closer look at the two cities.
Wacken Open Air: eines der weltweit größten Heavy Metal Festivals Highlights 2024
Culture
Review of 2024: music, films and cultural events in Germany
From Billie Eilish to Wacken Open Air: Germany's most popular cultural offerings in 2024.
Adventsschmuck „Herrnhuter Stern“ Cultural heritage
Europe
Shared history, shared future
Preserving Europe’s cultural heritage and connecting people across national borders: that is the mission of Europa Nostra.
Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood-Star aus Deutschland A portrait
Famous Germans
Marlene Dietrich - world star, style icon, myth
The actress and singer was a phenomenon of her era and continues to inspire many people around the world today, partly because of her political stance.
Das deutsch-südkoreanische Künstler*innenkollektiv Longega Project Gwangju Biennale
Asia
Artistic bridges between Germany and Korea
For the first time, Germany is represented with a pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale. The German-Korean collective behind the pavilion told us how it plays with stereotypes.

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