HKW – House of World Cultures

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21.05.12 Festival «art links/l’art crée du lien», on thursday 24th and Friday 25 th in Brussels Read more...
10.05.12 Civil society voices reached the EU Council of Culture Ministers Read more...
30.04.12 'we are more' campaign newsletter #8 Read more...
11.04.12 Banlieues d'Europe organizes a debate on the we are more campaign Read more...
03.04.12 Conference on the role of culture in the inclusion of Roma minorities Read more...
22.03.12 Sign petition to save the only public institution for contemporary dance in Slovenia! Read more...
01.03.12 Warm welcome to our new Secretary General Luca Bergamo! Read more...
22.02.12 'we are more' newsletter #7 Read more...
19.12.11 'we are more' newsletter #6 Read more...
03.10.11 'we are more' newsletter #5 Read more...
16.08.11 Job position at EBLIDA Read more...
07.07.11 'we are more' campagin newsletter #4 2011 special edition on budget is now online Read more...
14.06.11 Artists and social inclusion: A Greens/EFA conference Read more...
26.05.11 'we are more' newsletter #3 Read more...
31.03.11 Summary of the position paper on the Culture Programme Read more...
22.03.11 Remix the docks! Read more...
10.02.11 'we are more' newsletter #2 Read more...
16.12.10 Call for organisations to participate in Cultural Cooperation with Moldova and Ukraine Read more...
09.12.10 'we are more' campaign: demands on the Culture Programme Read more...
09.12.10 'we are more' newsletter #1 Read more...
18.10.10 Culture's contribution to social inclusion Read more...
12.10.10 'we are more' campaign launched! Read more...
22.09.10 Culture Action Europe Newsletter #4 2010 Read more...
22.09.10 Reflections on the challenges facing society today and how culture may offer answers to them Read more...
06.09.10 LabforCulture reports live from the 'Culture and Policies of Change' conference in Brussels Read more...
04.08.10 Members General Assembly and Culture Action Europe Conference 7-9 October 2010 in Brussels Read more...
14.07.10 OMC working group reports have been published Read more...
17.06.10 Culture Action Europe Newsletter #3 2010 Read more...
06.05.10 The Platform for Intercultural Europe is recruting Read more...
14.04.10 Culture Action Europe Newsletter #2 2010 Read more...
12.04.10 The EU 2020 strategy: analysis and perspectives Read more...
31.03.10 Culture Action Europe is looking for a translation intern Read more...
29.03.10 Members’ meetings and policy consultation Read more...
17.03.10 Already 6 new members in 2010! Read more...
10.02.10 Culture Action Europe Newsletter #1 2010 Read more...
10.02.10 Renewed EU commitmment to combating poverty and social exclusion – what perspectives for the Year? Read more...
08.02.10 EP Hearing – Androulla Vassiliou Commisioner-Desginate for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Read more...
14.01.10 Our contribution to the EC consultation on the future EU 2020 strategy Read more...
11.01.10 Our contribution to the EC consultation on financial regulation Read more...
07.12.09 Culture Action Europe Newsletter #8 Read more...
18.08.09 Post elections analysis – to know more about the composition of the new European Parliament and of the new Culture Committee Read more...

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Introduction

The House of World Cultures is a leading centre for non-European contemporary arts and a venue for projects exploding artistic boundaries.

Structure

The House of World Cultures is a division of Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH, a non-profit organisation which also includes The Berliner Festspiele and the Berlin International Film Festival. It is financed by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. The House of World Cultures is also promoted by the Federal Foreign Office.

Aims

Migration, globalisation, encounters with different traditions and different modernities have changed societies and cultures throughout the world and created new conditions for artistic production.
Conceptual models based on the division of the world into a centre and a periphery are giving way to a new paradigm that recognises diverse cultures of equal value. All over the world, the works of artists, authors and scientists are responding to these changes in their works.
Co-operating with artists and specialists working in these fields, the House of World Cultures seeks to develop a programme which presents responses and artistic models that reflect these international conditions, examining what they mean for the individual as well as for people living together in a global world.

Activities

The House of World Cultures has set itself the task of presenting non-European cultures through their fine arts, dance, theatre, music, literature, film and the media and engaging them in a public discourse with European cultures.

The programme of the House of World Cultures focuses on the contemporary arts, on current developments in the cultures of Africa, Asia and Latin America, and on the artistic and cultural consequences of globalisation. It attaches priority to projects exploring the potential of both intercultural co-operation and its presentation.

The interdisciplinary nature of the programme work and the endeavours to transcend divisions between diverse specialisms make the House of World Cultures a unique venue. Exhibitions, readings, discussions, films, conferences, music, theatre and performances open new horizons.

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