State Secretary: Culture has responsibility in times of protest. Arne Braun: In the current democratic crisis, culture has a special task.

It could serve to regain the language, build bridges and get people talking again. Culture can also use the opportunity to speak up loudly and clearly for social cohesion and the preservation of democracy, says State Secretary for Culture ArneBraun. Museums could also enable a change of perspective, as was recently the case in the Stuttgart memorial Hotel Silber with its exhibitions about the Gestapo.