fuse is vital to defending democracy. we're seeing an oversimplification of things or protel ity in our disagreements and that worries me for us racism is a dangerous threat that impacts our own credibility that's why we also want to have a stronger presence within germany in terms of cultural education. in 2020 thailand spirit institute 20 to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a large programme of events lehmann's trip there had been planned for a long time. but then coronavirus struck and fears of a pandemic grew. when a man decided to go ahead with the visit mother niemeyer the head of the institute in bangkok breathed a huge sigh of relief. the while lampung railway

station could almost be a piece of europe in central bangkok. the city's transportation hub for over a century it was modeled on frankfurt's train station. they basically began my career in frankfurt and i come here to bangkok and what do i see it's a little smaller but it has the architecture and the atmosphere of frankfurt central station it's an odd feeling because it's just like at the beginning here i am in my final year working for the go to institute and here is frankfurt train station again this time in bangkok it's very emotional. the historic waiting room turned into a pop up concert hall the glitter institute had invited young musicians from bangkok and cologne to perform pieces by johann sebastian. and john cage amongst

other composes it was an unusual experience for the commuters. my. lame man who had turned 80 a few days before soaked up the atmosphere. i am i am my. wife. and that it was time to celebrate the greater institute plays an important role in cultural life in the thai capital the organization is keen to make its presence felt in asia especially at such a critical time and those here appreciate it. if i had no idea that juta kovac 19 this would be one of the last parties in bangkok

for a long while. when lehmann travels his wife lisa usually goes with him on officially and at the couple's own expense she says most important confidant. sifu thought this could not spend a lot of time with my husband we get going at 7 in the morning we have evenings together we spend an hour having dinner we talk about everything he listens to me and of course i hear about the fascinating things he's doing and everything that's going on the information goes both ways it's absolutely equal and so i don't miss out on anything up some more. leisurely month remains in the background and yet she is still very present the tumescent university she was the 1st woman to study physics in minds half a century ago. this gives there is one consistent

dynamic in my life that i'm very satisfied and happy with to fly while. we have our golden wedding anniversary and all of those things behind us and this stability is really important to me. otherwise i couldn't do all the things i do over the 2 of us are like a small company. the name of hell for their return trip to germany. on march 28th thailand implemented a state of emergency to covert 19. as knocked down measures were introduced to bangkok it's good to institute to close to the public it's the same to the other $157.00 of them around the world corona has brought the world of institutes to

a halt this also means that their main source of income has disappeared language courses make up almost 40 percent of the 440000000 euro budget in germany the president and board are fighting to keep the cultural institute. busy near the. constantly speaking to m.p.'s ministers the foreign office which has been very helpful and supportive i do think it's good that i'm still here in this crisis that i'm available this year just because of my connections and experience which are important in these times i think i would have suffered if i'd only been able to experience this phase as an onlooker that. the german government reacted to the crisis quickly and granted the go to institute emergency aid of up to 70000000 euros it's a sign of the importance accorded to the cultural institute's worldwide network and to it's nice to experience cultural diplomat. he was one of the most influential

individuals in shaping developing and even creating international cultural relations in europe. that's his legacy which we're very thankful for is into also august and these ideas have been incorporated into our policies for europe 2 will also never forget his relentless dedication and his ability to take a stand especially in difficult times before. there's a institutes around the world prepare for the new normal in times of corona all events and services now take place online. now. spring in berlin came and went some arrived the president had far fewer possibilities to remain active in his last few months in service in late summer 2020 women returned to berlin's museum island which he had so passionately reformed and shake to around the turn of the millennium in his capacity as president of the

prussian cultural heritage foundation new and old come together here to create a truly unique space. in the noise museum the modern stack case is a reminder of the many challenges lehmann had to face at the end of the 1990 s. . the grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate and rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on a master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been mild clouds we could construct the noise more

sam boredom with sam an alter not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum. show pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with my teeth romantic witty by free trade. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. lehman would show this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support. it's a beautiful room the proportions are good natured greece is here oracle terra cotta the great philosophers. but it's also a mysterious room a magical place. where does a magnet and i was

a little shameless and using this magic to rally support for the museum island concept or financially to. support. who was head of berlin's public museums was always at a man's side the 2 were together for a decade to implement them master plan. he was brilliant strategically he was relentless and would never tire of taking members of parliament to the museum island to show them around them or he's great at motivating others he's truly what you might call a cultural diplomat and he's a genius when it comes to committees. women would enter a meeting and at the end he had convinced everyone in the room of his opinion he was very elegant and efficient or there's everything. the museum island which brings together cultures from across the globe is perhaps the sight of layman's

most significant professional accomplishments here he likes to reflect on his life's work. detail a man's life and career so closely connected to german postal history is coming to an end. he had this ability to know what is the right thing to do and when is the right moment to do it but there was also this feeling of he's the right person to deal with what's happening now top speed. and for decades klaus detail a man with the right person he crossed buddhas and was at home in the world of culture be it in gemini all round the globe others are now following in his footsteps for example with a home built for an international cultural center i museum housed in the reconstructed but in palace. so is this cultural diplomat the last of his kind when i wouldn't say i'm a dinosaur that's going extinct i really hope that this type of person walked out

there was will always need people who want to connect and i believe that there will be more and more of this type of person who can motivate others and has a sense of team spirit. i don't think i'll be the last of my kind quite the opposite and if i can be an example then by showing that we can achieve a lot by interacting with others allies and.

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in the far north. beyond the inhabitable world. it's lonely barren. and breathtakingly beautiful the arctic a powerful expanse of bitter cold. and the sound of global warming. take a journey around the north pole. profiteers and talk with people experiencing the changing environment of the ice disappears earlier and it keeps retreating ha here's the last years have been smelling rough. that are. our future depends on what happens here in one of the most fragile ecosystems on earth. northern lights within the arctic circle

starts december 21st w. up. this is to give you news live from berlin russia rolls out its sputnik that seen against covert 19 for the mass campaign in moscow 2000000 doses are available for high risk but amid concerns about how fast the vaccine was approved will muscovites be lining up to receive the injections also coming up after 6 years and 6000000 kilometers.