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Arts and Architecture

Current information and background on art and architecture – painting, film, music, literature, theater, museums, Goethe Institute and World Heritage Sites.

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.
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.
Transkontinentale: „The Black Circus of the Republic of Bantu“ 140 years on from the Berlin West Africa Conference
Colonial past
Colonial heritage, cultural justice
2024 marks the 140th anniversary of the start of the historic Berlin West Africa Conference of 1884/85. Germany is working hard to come to terms with its colonial history.
World Heritage Site
Hamburg’s Old Warehouse District
The Old Warehouse District (or “Speicherstadt”) in Hamburg, the largest ensemble of storehouses in the world and a World Heritage Site.
Clara Schumann Music
Legendary female composer
Clara Schumann – art is the air I breathe
She was a pianist, composer, piano teacher, superstar – and she is the most famous woman in music history. A portrait to mark the 205th anniversary of her birth
Blick in die Schau in der Hamburger Kunsthalle Painting
Art
Caspar David Friedrich: the master of silence
Forgotten, misunderstood and celebrated: Caspar David Friedrich’s works are ready to be rediscovered again in his 250th anniversary year.
Des Dichters Kopf: Teil des Goethe-Schiller-Denkmals in Weimar Goethe
5 facts
The lesser known Goethe
Five little-known facts about the great German poet.
Das Goethedenkmal auf dem Naschmarkt in Leipzig Goethe
Travel
Following in Goethe’s tracks
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s travels are almost as famous as the poet himself. This is particularly true of his trip to Italy. However, he also visited many places across Germany.
Forever young? Jedenfalls immer modern: Andy Warhols Goethe Goethe
International and modern
“We will never be able to conclude our interpretation of Goethe”
In the interview, Charlotte Lee from the University of Cambridge explains, why the great poet is still relevant today and will always continue to be.
Das Schloss auf einer Insel im Schweriner See
UNESCO
Unique world heritage
Magnificent castles, rusty industrial relics, romantic historic town centres and natural beauty worthy of protection – a journey around Germany’s world heritage sites.
Festivalbesucher beim Wacken Open Air Culture
Music
The best music festivals in Germany
Germany is known for its vibrant festival culture and attracts music fans from all over the world every year. We present ten highlights.

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