Cultúr/Raum II
Talking about the past:
Challenges in Institutions of Cultural Heritage, Language and Education
A series of discussions on German-Irish cultural relations aims to open a dialogue with active creative artists, representatives of minorities from the cultural scene in Germany and Ireland and other important speakers. Especially in the context of Brexit and COVID-19, cultural-political issues such as diversity, progressiveness, and identity in Germany and Ireland will be discussed. We also look forward to shedding light on the role and importance of cultural institutions like the Goethe-Institut as well as Irish and German relations with Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
During the second roundtable,
“Talking about the past: Challenges in Institutions of Cultural Heritage, Language and Education”, we bring together activists, academics, and artists to challenge and discuss the status quo of cultural institutions in Ireland and Germany. For years, public debate has confronted issues of the remnants of colonial and imperial pasts, the importance of public heritage, and the challenges we face today in the new digital age. These so-called “memory wars” are among the topics we will discuss with our panelists, when we ask whether efforts and work of 21st-century museums, language schools, universities, galleries, theatres, and others could be one of the many solutions needed to create a new and radically different future together.
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