Media Library

Along with academic publications, blogs and podcasts, the ifa Media Library also provides digital project platforms on key areas of international cultural relations. Each platform focuses on different topics from the broad field of foreign cultural and educational policy.

ifa Blog

Inform

In the form of interviews, essays, reports and videos, experts such as Natalie Pawlik, António Guterres or Tsitsi Dangarembga examine diverse areas of international cultural relations. The blog looks at current issues and global political challenges such as climate change, security policy, demographics and migration and provides an insight into ifa's many projects and activities around the world.

ifa's Podcast: Die Kulturmittler:innen

Listen

What is the role of culture in foreign policy? What does international cultural relations look like in practice? And what benefits does it bring? "Die Kulturmittler:innen", a monthly podcast, provides facts and background knowledge on these issues and a space for experts from academia, civil society, politics and the arts to air their views.

ifa Publications

Download and order

Studies, factsheets, reports and anthologies – every year, ifa produces a wide range of publications. With case studies on temporary shelter for artists, reports from the perspective of German minorities, and research papers on international cooperation, the download section provides input and knowledge on all areas of ifa’s international cultural relations work.

More Digital Projects

Research

Forum for International Cultural Relations

Perspectives on Culture from a Scientific Point of View

International Perspectives

KULTURAUSTAUSCH

Authors from all over the world share their ideas about the interplay of politics, culture and society. This is not only a forum for major global voices, but a place where grass-roots experts can also have their say. KULTURAUSTAUSCH – The Magazine for International Perspectives stands for diversity, internationalism and grass-roots journalism.

Five covers of the latest issues of KULTURAUSTAUSCH - Magazine for international perspectives © ifa

Dialogue withe the Islamic-Shaped Societies

Qantara

Dialogue on Politics, Society and Culture

Founded in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the online platform Qantara.de has been publishing informed, first-hand contributions for over 20 years aimed at fostering understanding between European and Middle Eastern cultures.

Art

ifa Agora

Networ, collection, archive.

Art

Contemporary And

C& and C& América Latina are dynamic platforms for reflecting on and connecting ideas and discourses in contemporary visual arts. They bring together a variety of perspectives and diverse contexts from around the world.

ART

You look into an exhibition space of the ifa Gallery Berlin. On the window, "Untie to Tie" is written in white letters. There are some people inside. Photo: Victoria Tomaschko

Untie to Tie

Exhibition and Research Project

ART

An image of the German Pavilion at the Venice art Biennale can be seen. The photo was taken from the frog's perspective. The lettering 'Germania' is upside down and a yellow-blue filter was put on top of the photo. It is the cover of the third edition of ifa's digital storytellingformat biennale stories.

biennale stories

Digital Storytelling

Civil Society

Civil Society Platform

Strengthening Civil Society Networks worldwide

The Civil Society Platform is a digital space where civil society activists can connect worldwide. Human rights defenders, peacemakers, cultural and environmental activists come together to discuss relevant social issues such as human rights and peace, sustainable development or gender diversity in order to create local change.

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Art

OtherNetwork

A digital and global platform bringing together independent art spaces, artists and art projects – beyond official cultural institutions.

Three screenshots of a website can be seen. They are taken from ifa's new digital art platform OtherNetwork. The three pages show Accra, Johannesburg and Kinshasa and their network of art spaces, artists and curators.

German Minorities

Mind_Netz

The Mind_Netz project provides online information about German minorities. On its social media channels, ifa and members of German minorities report on current events in Eastern Europe and the CIS states.

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