1LIVE rejects call for a German-language music quota on radio
Radio station 1LIVE responded to criticism from KitschKrieg on 13 November 2026. The producer team is calling for more German-language music and plans to stay away from the…
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Leipzig festival focuses on Jewish music from 14 November
The European Musical Trail Festival begins in Leipzig on 14 November 2026. Concerts and guided tours explore the history of Jewish music and the places associated with it in…
Budget Committee increases cultural budget for 2027 on 13 November
On 13 November 2026, the Bundestag’s Budget Committee earmarked around €2.58 billion for culture and the media in 2027. The allocation has risen particularly sharply…
Weimer pays tribute to Wolf Biermann on 13 November
Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer paid tribute to singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann on 13 November 2026. Biermann turns 90 two days later.
Theatre Meißen celebrates its 175th birthday
Theatre Meißen marks its 175th birthday on 13 November 2026 with an anniversary variety show. Further events and an exhibition link the…
Spider Murphy Gang receives Bavaria’s honorary arts prize on 12 November
The Bavarian state government honoured Spider Murphy Gang in Munich on 12 November 2026. Minister-President Markus Söder praised the band’s influence…
New dance festival begins in Halle on 12 November
The ZETT Festival brings contemporary dance to Halle from 12 to 22 November 2026. Performances in public spaces and workshops are intended to offer new ways to encounter…
Magdeburg exhibition on Queen Luise opens on 12 November
The Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg is dedicating a special exhibition to Queen Luise from 12 November 2026. It also examines how the Prussian monarch was remembered after…
Oral history portal featuring Holocaust survivors goes online
On 11 November 2026, the Moses Mendelssohn Centre launched the “Archive of Memory”. It makes interviews with Jewish survivors of…
Cartoonist Maxim Seehagen thanks Merz for the inspiration
On 11 November 2026, Northeim cartoonist Maxim Seehagen explained why Chancellor Friedrich Merz plays an important role in his political satire…
Jan Klocke wins 2026 German Cartoon Prize in Dresden
The German Cartoon Prize has been awarded at the Schauspielhaus Dresden. Jan Klocke received the Golden Pencil, silver went to Leonard Riegel, bronze to…
Norddeutscher Rundfunk launches new episodes of Kunstverbrechen podcast on 8 November
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is releasing new episodes of its Kunstverbrechen podcast from 8 November 2026. The series about art crime combines research with…
Art Cologne 2026: Critics’ Prize for Sarah Alberti – East German art gains momentum
At Art Cologne 2026, Leipzig art critic Sarah Alberti receives the critics’ prize; experts see this as a clear increase in interest in…
Federal government funds Leipzig’s Mendelssohn House with €225,000 for new permanent exhibition
The German government is providing the Mendelssohn House in Leipzig with €225,000 to modernise and digitise its permanent exhibition. The funding was announced…
Comedy duo Günther and Hindrich bring everyday life in the East to the stage – “Simply unkloar” launches tour
The Dresden duo Günther und Hindrich combine satirical workshop conversations with regional everyday culture in their new stage show, “Simply unkloar”. The occasion is…