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Office of the Public Realm
6 Oct 2026, 7 pm

Talk

To kick off the series of public events, Monika Grütters will be in discussion with Petra Pau and Edgar Selge.

  • Location:Pariser Platz, Plenary Hall
  • ElevatorWheelchair accessibleHearing assistance
  • Date:6 Oct 2026
  • Time:7 pm
  • Price:EUR 7.50 (Reduced: EUR 5)
  • Languages: German
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In light of growing social and political polarisation, the Office of the Public Realm is focusing on the question of what cultural and institutional conditions a democratic society requires to ensure that public discourse, critical thinking and democratic debate can flourish.

For this series of public events, individuals from various fields – politics, art and culture, business, the media, the church, sport, the military, etc. – are invited to discuss, alongside one or two people of their choice, a topic on which they hold explicitly differing views.

At the opening discussion on 6 October, Monika Grütters, former Minister of State for Culture and the Media, will discuss the topic of participation in democratic processes with Petra Pau, former Vice-President of the Bundestag, and Akademie member, actor and author Edgar Selge.

Welcome address:
Manos Tsangaris, President of the Akademie der Künste and composer

Panellists:
Monika Grütters, former Minister of State for Culture and the Media
Petra Pau, former Vice-President of the Bundestag
Edgar Selge, actor, author and member of the Performing Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste

Moderation:
Anh-Linh Ngo, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste and architectural publicist