COMPACT
PLAYERS & ORGANISATIONS
German Federal Government Commissioner
for Culture and the Media
The German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Monika Grütters, is, as Minister of State, a member of the
Federal Chancellery. Her tasks include promoting cultural institutions and projects that are
of national significance.
→ bundesregierung.de
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is a centre
Goethe-Institut
of international cultural exchange and a forum
Goethe-Institut e. V. is Germany’s globally
for contemporary debates.
active cultural institute. Its brief is to promote a
→ hkw.de
knowledge of the German language abroad,
nurture international cultural cooperation and
Deutscher Kulturrat
convey an exhaustive current image of
Deutscher Kulturrat e. V. is the acknowledged
Germany.
umbrella association of German cultural associ-
→ goethe.de
ations, with 246 federal cultural associations
and organisations forming its membership.
Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations
→ kulturrat.de
The Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations
(ifa) dedicates itself world-wide to interaction
Central Agency for German Schools Abroad
on art, civil society dialogue, and providing
The Central Agency for German Schools Abroad
information on foreign cultural policy.
(ZfA) promotes and advises 1,200 schools abroad,
→ ifa.de
including 140 German schools abroad.
→ auslandsschulwesen.de
Kulturstiftung des Bundes
The Kulturstiftung des Bundes promotes art
and culture that falls within the ambit of the
Federal Government. One focal point is supporting innovative programmes and projects in
the international context.
→ kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de
DIGITAL PLUS
For details on all the topics in this chapter – commented lists of links, articles,
documents, speeches; and for further
information on keywords such as the
federal state’s responsibility for culture, Kulturstiftung
des Bundes, Deutscher Filmpreis, documenta.
→ tued.net/en/dig7