North America
“Getting Beethoven off his pedestal”
Art during the corona crisis: Steven Walter, the Bonn Beethovenfest’s new German-American director, talks about creative approaches to classical music.
Culture
Cinema, art, games, music, design: Germany’s cultural scene is rich, diverse, vibrant, full of surprises and international perspectives.
Europe
The Long Night of Ideas
Concerts, museum visits and film premieres: you can experience international arts projects online during the Long Night of Ideas.
The fourth estate
Free media form an important part of any democracy. However, they are denounced by populists for political reasons – in Germany, too.
Facts for democracy
Fake news about coronavirus is spreading almost as fast as the virus itself. How Germany is tackling the problem.
Diversity is its mandate
High quality and a very varied remit: how public service broadcasting functions in Germany.
How a newspaper comes about
How does a German newspaper get its news? Who verifies whether it is true? Let us explain the whole process, from selection of news stories to final print.
Culture in the time of Covid-19
Closed theatres, cancelled concerts: The Covid-19 crisis has hit cultural institutions hard – the views of three creative artists.
Art connects – especially now
The Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) is providing virtual insights into artists’ works.
Help for creative artists
Because of the corona pandemic, many creatives fear for their livelihoods. This is how the Federal Government is helping creative artists internationally.
Containing the 'infodemic'
Myths, rumours, false information: the role they are playing in the Corona crisis and how to recognize them.
Freedom of the press in the time of the coronavirus
Independent journalism: how the coronavirus crisis affects press freedom, and how Germany is supporting freedom of the press.