Hamburg earmarks EUR 22 million for outdoor summer of culture

"We want to create an urgently-needed perspective though the summer of culture for the scene and the people of Hamburg who have had to do without live cultural experiences for a long time," said Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media. The upcoming events include open-air pop concerts, movie screenings, outdoor exhibitions and theatre performances. The scheme should give especially independent artists opportunities to perform and present their work to audiences again. "This impulse for culture is important to keep cultural places alive as they are indispensable for society," Brosda added. More details about events and venues will be released as part of a campaign by the ministry, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and Hamburg Tourismus GmbH.

The city will also put monies from the "New Start Funds" towards other cultural projects and institutions this year and relaunch coronavirus-related aid, which proved its worth last year. Andreas Dressel, Senator for Finance, remarked: "We want to use every possible means of support to find ways of gradually rebuilding and securing Hamburg's colourful cultural landscape in the long term." More than half a million euros has been earmarked for cultural education in schools across Hamburg this year, the senate announced. The "Culture & School" project has been set up in co-operation with various Hamburg-based foundations and promotes collaborations between schools and artists.

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