Berlin wants to further strengthen culture in the capital

The future coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the Left in Berlin wants to further strengthen the culture in the capital.

"Art, culture and creativity significantly shape the self-image and quality of life in our city," says the coalition agreement presented on Monday.

"The coalition will secure and strengthen the unique cultural landscape of Berlin with its theaters, operas, orchestras, museums, memorials and literature houses, its clubs and event venues, its creative industries and its innovative independent scene, during and after the pandemic."

Berlin - The department remains in the hands of the left.

Since 2016, Klaus Lederer (47) has also been the cultural senator responsible for Europe.

He was also his party's top candidate.

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The partners see Berlin as “Germany's number one film and cinema city”, and a central contact point is to be set up for filming permits.

“Decentralized and low-threshold cultural offers” are to be provided in the city.

"For the coalition, cultural education is the key to successful participation." The proportion of women in management positions in cultural institutions is to be increased.

In order to enable cultural participation "for everyone", the free Sunday every month should be continued in the museums.

Choirs and independent orchestras should continue to be promoted as well as pop and club culture.

According to the treaty, the coalition wants to give immigration in the 20th and 21st centuries “a higher status in the common culture of remembrance”, and the establishment of a migration museum is to be examined.

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