Weimar honors Bernd Kauffmann with the highest cultural award!

Weimar honors Bernd Kauffmann with the highest cultural award!

In a solemn ceremony, the cultural manager and lawyer Bernd Kauffmann was awarded the traditional Weimar Prize, one of the highest honors that the city has to award. Kauffmann's significant role in promoting and securing the cultural reputation of Weimar recognizes the award, as it is said in a statement by the city administration. The price, the total value of which amounts to 5,000 euros, is awarded every two years and was presented in the concert hall of the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere in Weimar.

Kauffmann, who held the presidency of the Weimar classic Foundation from 1992 to 2001, has had a strong influence on the cultural life of the city as director of the Weimar art festival. In addition, he worked as a general representative of the "Weimar 1999 - Capital of Culture Europe GmbH". In this role, he played a central role in the design and implementation of the cultural city year in 1999, in which he highlighted the connection between Weimar and Buchenwald as well as the topic of classical and concentration camps as the central aspects of the cultural heritage of the city.

Cultural city year 1999

The cultural city year 1999 was a crucial moment for Weimar because the city put it into the spotlight internationally. Kauffmann brought the need for an active and contemporary processing of the cultural heritage, which still has a noticeable impact on the city today. The city administration emphasizes that its efforts have shaped Weimar's cultural identity.

The award ceremony not only recognizes Kauffmann's past services, but also shows the importance of culture for the identity of a city. Weimar, known as a center of German classical music and as a utopia of the Enlightenment, sees a key in the activities and visions of Kauffmann to keep this rich history alive and transfer it into modern times.

This award is not only an honor for Kauffmann, but also underlines the central role that play personal engagements in cultural policy. "Through his work, he significantly improved the cultural framework conditions in Weimar and shaped the city sustainably," said the city administration.

Details on the further planning and future cultural projects in Weimar are eagerly awaited, since Kauffmann's approach to cultural mediation and the objectives made at that time are still important. The city of Weimar sees itself as a duty to preserve and continue this tradition in order to secure a rich cultural heritage.

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