To mark UNESCO World Day for Cultural Diversity, on 21 May 2026 (17.30-19.00 CET, online and in Berlin), the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Germany, the German Commission for UNESCO (DUK), and the Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (IGBK) invite the public to the ITI Mediathek.
The focus will be on the presentation of the German summary of the UNESCO World Report ‘Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity’ (2026) as well as the topics of preferential treatment and international mobility, central objectives of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Through inputs, a performance, and a panel discussion, experts and stakeholders from the fields of culture, politics, and academia will jointly assess what we can learn from global data and examples and what action is needed in Germany. The goal is to define common priorities for the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and to strengthen networks.
With welcoming remarks, inputs, and contributions from Sebastian Hoffmann (touring artists / ITI), Friederike Kamm (German Commission for UNESCO), Marie Le Sourd (On the Move), María Linares (IGBK), Temitayo Oni (Spreepark Art Space), Helga Trüpel (German Commission for UNESCO), and Juliane Zellner (ITI Center Germany), as well as an artistic performance by Nezaket Ekici (international performance artist, IGBK, and Deutscher Künstlerbund).
