that all changed on november 9th 1989 pembleton heard that the border to west berlin was open at the bornholm my bridge he and his wife were among the thousands of east berliners who flocked there to cross over. on the other side west berliners came to welcome. architect christiane coonan who was among them 30 years later the 2 men still remember that fateful night when we met and i asked if you'd like to come to the co 1st shopping. out of east germany and into the west if only just for one night thousands of revelers flock to west berlin. glitziest boulevard it was an experience that changed lives and bound strangers from both sides of the world for ever. telling these stories still stirs something in me if words fail me or suddenly tears come to my eyes that's how emotional it was. called. me to. culture itself can be a concept an object a custom or even a trend but in each of these cases you need someone to make it happen and in the cultural marketplace to set those trends well the annual culture invest congress brings european cultural providers promoters and investors together