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• More Space, More Art – The “New” Lenbachhaus in Munich
  Following a long period of restoration work that included an extension, the year 2013 has seen the reopening of the Lenbachhaus in Munich.
• By Way of a Detour – Germany at the Biennale in Venice
  For decades now it has been considered to be in the best possible taste at the Biennale to call the competition among the nations into question.
• “The Monetary Union is Driving the Countries of Europe Apart” – Four Questions for Wolfgang Streeck
  The euro is in crisis, a crisis that some say threatens to break up the European Union itself....
• Antigone as a Comic – Detlev Baur on the first theatre magazine for young people
  Since 2007 the the youth magazine Junge Bühne has appeared annually.
• “Racism is a violation of human rights” – An Interview with Selmin Çalışkan
  Police violence, discrimination, the plight of refugees – human rights violations also happen in Germany, says Amnesty International.

• Germany's Guerilla Knitters
  A tree in a sweater? A statue wearing mittens? A sign post with a scarf? Guerilla knitters are brightening urban spaces in Germany with a new kind of graffiti.
• The Best of Germany: Städelschule
  At the heart of Frankfurt’s art scene is a school that has attracted many international art students to Germany. The Städelschule has a reputation for a high level of instruction and for nurturing students working at the forefront of conceptual and experimental contemporary art.
• US President Obama in Germany
  The American President Barack Obama visits Berlin.
• Hollywood Stars Filming in Germany
  Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Oscar award-winner Geoffrey Rush are making films in and around Potsdam.
• Design Festival in Berlin
  Creative young designers from around the world showcase their work at the DMY International Design Festival at Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport.

• “Culture drives development”
  German cultural manager Ulrich Fuchs is Deputy Managing Director of European Capital of Cultural Marseille.
• “Culture creates identity and – what is now needed most – solidarity”
  Cristina Conde de Beroldingen, Director of the Instituto Cervantes in Berlin, appeals for a Europe of community and synergies.
• “You shouldn’t talk about Europe, you should do it”
  Georg M.
• “Culture can be the ‘cement’ of a society”
  Thibaut de Champris, Director of the Institut français in Mainz, attributes culture with a healing role.