
A dialogue between the cultures of the world
Imagine a cultural institution that sees itself as “dedicated to a dialogue between the cultures of the world.” Dialogue: talking between people, engagement, involvement, action. What might such a cultural institution be? Last year I had the pleasure of being part of a workshop with representatives of the Humboldt Forum, the very institution that has set itself the laudable goal set out above, now being created in Berlin and due to open in 2019. Some of the Forum representa