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Arabic-language guided tours of berlin museums; intercultural glass workshops, since 2016
Where
Germany
Germany
When
2020
2020
Who
Multaka: treffpunkt museum; berlin glas e.v.
Multaka: treffpunkt museum; berlin glas e.v.
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Description of the policy/measure
Main aims: helping refugees access and experience museums in berlin; increasing intercultural creativity; enabling exchange target groups: a) guided tours: arabic-speaking refugees b) workshops: anyone living in the city expected results: a) offering guided tours by refugees for refugees in berlin museums; enabling new arrivals to experience museums and their objects; attempting to reconcile past and present b) setting up workshops to encourage mutual awareness of diverse cultural backgrounds among new arrivals and berlin locals; establishing knowledge transfer in both directions between locals and new arrivals
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
This measure was reported by civil societyResults achieved
A) arabic-speaking tour guides trained for four berlin museums; numerous arabic-language guided tours of four berlin museums performed regularly and successfully since 2016; new visitor groups able to experience the objects displayed in the museums b) participants at seven glass-blowing workshops in 2018 able to experience the shared historical and cultural connections between syria, iraq and germany