Initiative

Annual Theme 2025|26 "Resolving Conflicts!"
© Jannis Sterr/Lorenz Brandtner
Academic Lecture

The Destruction of Cultural Assets and Methods of Making Things Visible and Invisible as a Conflict Strategy

In many armed conflicts, actors attack not only military targets, but also religious and cultural sites. Why, how, and with what effect does this happen?

October 29, 2025 | 6 pm | Academy Building at Gendarmenmarkt | Einstein-Saal | Jägerstraße 22/23 | 10117 Berlin

© Jannis Sterr/Lorenz Brandtner
Academic Lecture

Is it possible to repair the past?

You cannot change the past, but you can work through negative repercussions retrospectively and thus open up new prospects for the future. But how exactly?

November 12, 2025 | 6 pm | Academy Building at Gendarmenmarkt | Einstein-Saal | Jägerstraße 22/23 | 10117 Berlin