Press Conference heimaten
10 September 2024, 11:00
Paulette Nardal Terrace at HKW
Please register at presse@hkw.de
Opening Weekend heimaten
Wem gehört Deutschland?
13–15 September
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
At the state elections in Thuringia, a far-right party got the most votes, and in Saxony, it became the second strongest party. This raises an even more pressing question, as we launch the heimaten project: Who does Germany belong to?—From the perspective of the diverse society that has helped build and shape this country, and that today, once again, provides the resources to defend, strengthen, and rethink the democracy we so urgently need.
According to Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, all state power emanates from the people. Some things can be said with certainty about this people: almost thirty per cent have a history of migration, people desire in different ways, have different political opinions, belong to different religious communities, are of different ages, and have different amounts of income and property.
But this also means that all state power emanates from a pluralistic society. The heimaten project addresses this reality. It understands heimaten as a verb––to heimaten––, because home is something that we actively shape, and that is constantly recreated in the moment of shaping. But Heimaten can also be a plural noun, because Germany is a place of plurality.
The project attempts to define the concept of the German term heimaten and presents a comprehensive Germany-wide cultural programme. It is led by the HKW and supported by a network of partner institutions from all 16 federal states.
On 10 September at 11:00, Director and Chief Curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Deputy Director Henriette Gallus, and curators Ibou Diop and Max Czollek, together with a network of cooperation partners from all federal states, will present the heimaten project and give an outlook on the programme for 2024 and beyond. Please register at: presse@hkw.de.
On the weekend of 13 to 15 September, heimaten opens at Haus der Kulturen der Welt with the exhibition Forgive Us Our Trespasses / Vergib uns unsere Schuld, a concert by BSMG, a congress on the question Who Does Germany Belong To?, and the discursive and literary heimaten Summer Jam, where writers, musicians, designers, DJs, chefs, and academics come together.
HKW warmly invites you to find out more about heimaten and to experience the launch of the project with us!
Press Conference and Programme Presentation heimaten
Tuesday, 10 September 2024, 11:00
With Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Henriette Gallus, Ibou Diop, Max Czollek
Paulette Nardal Terrace at HKW
Please register at: presse@hkw.de
Opening Weekend heimaten
Free entry
Friday, 13 September
18:00
Forgive Us Our Trespasses / Vergib uns unsere Schuld
Exhibition Opening
Doors Open and Performance by Alfredo Esquillo Jr.
18:30
DEFACE
There's glitter in my soup!
Performance with Steven Cohen
19:30
Opening Speeches by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Andreas Audretsch, Cosmin Costinas, and Paz Guevara
In German, English, and German Sign Language (DGS)
20:30
Albi X, Die P, Aisha Vibes, BSMG (Megaloh, Ghanaian Stallion, Musa, and Amewu)
Concert
22:00
DJ Set by Senu (Slic Unit)
Saturday, 14 September
12:00
A Walk Through the Exhibition with Paz Guevara, Cosmin Costinaș, and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
13:00
Platz an der Sonne
Workshop with Megaloh, Ghanaian Stallion, Musa (BSMG)
Registration via bsmg-workshop@hkw.de
14:00–21:00
Childcare
15:00
Put to the Test: Black Hip-Hop in Germany, From the 1990s to Today
Talk with Afrob, Amewu, Die P, Megaloh, Mortel
Moderator: Aisha Camara
17:30
‘Madame, I can see your penis!’
Conversation with Steven Cohen and donna Kukama
19:00
Who Does Germany Belong To?
Talk with Gün Tank, Ibou Diop, Max Czollek, Sharon Dodua Otoo
Introduction: Henriette Gallus
22:00
Balagan Sisters
DJ Set
Sunday, 15 September
12:00
A Walk Through the Exhibition with Paz Guevara and Daniel Neugebauer
13:00
Sacred Echoes: Altars of the Orixás
A Walk Through the Exhibition with Artist Babá Murah
14:00–20:00
Childcare
14:00
Activation
With Artists Patricia Gomez and María Jesús González
15:00–17:00
Kids’ Disco
15:00–21:00
heimaten Summer Jam
With Björn Kuhligk, Darja Klingenberg, Hengameh Yaghoobifarah, Jimmy Bamba Sarr, Katharina Warda, Kelly Laubinger, Khuê Pham, Lea Wohl von Haselberg, Lütfiye Güzel, Luyanda Mpahlwa, Minh Duc Pham, Moses März, Noa K. Ha, Ricardo Domeneck, Thomas Oberender, Philipp Khabo Koepsell, DJ O.N.A., and others.
heimaten (2024-2027) is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.
Visit Information
Opening Times
Wed.–Mon. 12:00–19:00
Extended opening hours during evening programmes.
Free admission on Mondays and on every first Sunday of the month (Museumssonntag Berlin).
Childcare with programme
HKW offers free childcare for many of its programmes. For further information visit hkw.de
Current information about visiting and accessibility.
Weltwirtschaft Restaurant is open daily, from 12:00–00:00 on weekdays and 10:00–00:00 on weekends.
Contact
Jan Trautmann
Pressesprecher
Lead Communications Officer
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin
T: + 49 (0) 30 397 87 157
presse@hkw.de