Danish-German Cultural Week 2024
Activities across the border from September 16th to 22nd.
Throughout Week 38, you can experience exciting activities across the Danish-German border region.
This week marks the celebration of the Danish-German Cultural Week, which is the culmination of the Cultural Agreement Sønderjylland-Schleswig 2021-2024. The cultural agreement aims to promote culture and (cultural) understanding between Denmark and Germany.
From September 16th to 22nd, a wide range of activities will take place, including city walks, theater, exhibitions, music, and film screenings. Various participants from both sides of the border offer a variety of activities. Some are free, while others require an entrance fee. Some events require registration, while others do not.
The program will be expanded and updated continuously.
Find more information here.
For example, on Tuesday, September 17th, from 04.00 PM to 06.00 PM, you can join a free and shared audio walk. The audio walk "Atelier Europa – an audio walk about Franciska" tells the story of the Aabenraa artist Franciska Clausen's life and career. The event starts in front of the tourist office at Storegade 30 in Aabenraa.
The audio walk itself is also in English.
Program:
04.30 PM: Welcome by Culture and Leisure Committee Chairperson Signe Bekker Dhiman.
04.40 PM: Shared audio walk to Kilen
05.30 PM: Axel Joensen and Tine Blicher-Moritz talk about the ideas behind the new museum .
06.00 PM: End of the event
Find the audio walk here.
Register here to join the event.
Note: "Atelier Europa – an audio walk about Franciska" is also available 24/7, not just in connection with this event – without registration and completely free (see the link to the audio walk above).
Saturday, September 21st, 02.00 PM – 04.00 PM: Release of a new sculpture guide.
A release reception will be held for Aabenraa's new sculpture guide, followed by a sculpture walk with art historian Katrine Møller Madsen at the tourist office's premises at Storegade 30 in Aabenraa.
Note: The skulpture guide is only available in Danish so far.
Program:
02.00 PM: Welcome by Culture and Leisure Committee Chairperson Signe Bekker Dhiman.
02.05 PM: Speech by member of the Visual Arts Council Elisabeth Hertzum.
02.15 PM: Networking, snacks, and bubbles.
02.45 PM: Sculpture walk with art historian Katrine Møller Madsen.
Please register for the event here.