to defending democracy. we're seeing an oversimplification of things or protel a t. 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's going to institute 20 to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a large program 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 martin niemeyer the head of the institute in bangkok breezed a huge sigh of relief. the one 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 good institute had invited young musicians from bangkok and cologne to perform pieces by johann sebastian bach and john. ok amongst other

composers it was an unusual experience for the commuters. lay man who had turned 80 a few days before soaked up the atmosphere. baghdad have. and that it was time to celebrate the day to 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. i guess i had no idea that juta kovac 19 this will be one of the last parties in bangkok for

a long while. when a man travels his wife lisa usually goes with him on officially and at the couple's own expense she's his most important confidant. see if. there's a good moment a lot of time with my husband after 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 man remains in the background and yet she is still very present the tumescent university she was the 1st woman to study geo physics in minds half a century ago. is good so there is one consistent

dynamic in my life that i'm very satisfied and happy with so flywire. 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. the 2 of us are like a small company name. the name in the cell for their return trip to germany. on march 28th thailand implemented a state of emergency 19. as knockdown measures were introduced to bangkok it's good to institute to close to the public it's the same for 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 414000000 euro budget in germany the president and buddha fighting to keep the cultural institute going. there. 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 i didn't and these times i think i would have suffered if i had only been able to experience this phase as an onlooker. 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 its most experienced 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. and these ideas have been incorporated into our policies for europe too we'll also never forget his relentless dedication and his ability to take a stand especially in difficult times before. there's institutes around the world prepare for the new normal in times of corona all events and services now take place online well. 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 shaped around the turn of the millennium in his capacity as president of the

pression cultural heritage foundation new and old come together here to create a truly unique space. in the noise museum the modern staircase 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 the museum directors all agreed on the master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been my influence as a suitor that he could construct the noice mozambique salmon alter not so nagasaki

according to schedule without stretching our budget on the noise museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it was destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum show pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with my teeth romantic. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. lehmann would show this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support. because it's a beautiful room the proportions are good. mentioned greases here oracle terra cotta the great philosophers. but it's also a mysterious room a magical place. where do the magnet and i was

a little shameless and using this magic to rally support for the museum island concept or financially to you know. who was head of berlin's public museums was always that name on 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 what 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 close detail a man 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 a man's most significant professional accomplishments here he likes to reflect on

his life's work klaus detail a man's life he 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. 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 germany or in around the globe others are now following in his footsteps for example with a home built for him an international cultural center a museum housed in the reconstructed berlijn palace. so is this cultural diplomat the last of his kind was in germany i wouldn't say i'm a dinosaur that's going extinct i really hope that this type of person won't die out 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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