Walter Hoffmann: Darmstadt is … culture
The city registry states that “Darmstadt has never made big history.” Adding: “… the city’s true history [was] the history of her culture, which still holds true to
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Ruth Wagner: Art and culture are the soul of a city – and a hard economic factor as well
Past Darmstadt postmarks read “Darmstadt brings the arts to life”, followed by “Darmstadt – City in the Wood”. Today, the city positions itself as the “City of Science” –
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Peter Benz: Everybody wants money – a case for municipal promotion of culture
If someone has money and isn’t an artist, it’s the same as, as something different. If an artist has money or he doesn’t, or say, he is an artist, no, he has no money, bu
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Werner Durth: Historical and modern architecture in Darmstadt
Located at the junction between the Rhine valley and the Odenwald range, the castle was the heart of the “Darmundestat” settlement, which was made a city in 1330. It orig
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Dr. Ralf Beil: The energy of the utopian
In my opinion, the term “Jugendstil” seems to fall short of describing what the Darmstadt artist colony really represents. As director of Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, what fa
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Dr. Peter Joch: Lively encounter with contemporary art
Kunsthalle Darmstadt is a tradition-rich gallery with a lively and extremely diverse programme. Presentations include high-class thematic exhibitions devoted to socially
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Claus K. Netuschil: Collecting, preserving and staying up to date
In her speech on the occasion of the 25th anniversary, the former Hessian State Minister, Ruth Wagner, hit the nail right on the head: “The Darmstadt Art Archive is neith
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Gunilda Wörner: A forum for art
“The Kunstfabrik (art factory) is to become a place where it is possible to actively debate about what art can and must mean. Through effectively creative collaboratio
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Alexandra Lechner, Albrecht Haag, Gregor Schuster & Rüdiger Dunker: Experiencing photography
In 2004, photographers laid the foundation for an international festival that has established itself as one of Germany’s top photography events: Darmstädter Tage der Foto
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Horst Dieter Bürkle: Art is the daughter of freedom
Art is also always provocation. Not everyone likes every poem, every picture, every song, or every sculpture. That is why art has something to do with individuality. Art
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