Reopening of the HKW

After months of renovation, the federally owned Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Tiergarten celebrated its reopening under its new director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the first weekend of June 2023 with a festival lasting several days.

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Colourful strips of paper can be seen hanging from a pavilion at the beginning of the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten.
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Two women look at the exhibited artworks Africa (2011) and Red Cloud & Sitting Bull (2013) by artist Demond Melancon.
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The letters "R", "D" and "D" are written on three flags that wave in the wind in the colours black, red, yellow and green on the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. The artwork is by the artist Oli Oguibe.
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People attend the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten and watch cultural performances.
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Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, new artistic director, gives a speech at the beginning of the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten.
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Densely packed people attend the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten and watch cultural performances.
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Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, new artistic director, gives a speech at the beginning of the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten.
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People attend the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten and watch cultural performances.
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People attend the reopening of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Tiergarten.