We would like to point out that during the event of ifa and, if applicable, other event partners, pictures will be taken by us or on our behalf. This processing of personal data is based on a legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DS-GVO). The taking of photographs serves the purpose of documenting the event. We intend to publish the resulting pictures internally and, if necessary, also externally with your consent, while respecting personal rights. The person responsible for data processing under data protection law is ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. represented by Gitte Zschoch. Further information on data protection.
Visitors' Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Visitors Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany invites multipliers from all over the world to Germany. On these trips, the participants discuss current issues concerning civil society and political concepts. The trips serve as an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and network. Find out more on the ifa website.
External Cultural Policy Monitor
The External Cultural Policy (ECP) Monitor provides information on key data such as the economy and geopolitical position of selected countries and presents relevant information on their external cultural policy (ECP) measures. Concise country profiles and reports structure quantitative data and contextual information, e.g. on culture and art, language, education, science and research or media. The ECP Monitor is a collaborative project of the Hertie School with ifa's Library and ifa's Research Programme.
In the research programme "Culture and Foreign Policy" and the programme line "Research" of the Martin Roth Initiative, experts investigate current issues of foreign cultural and educational policy. The research programmes set topics and develop recommendations to strengthen and further develop international cultural relations. The research assignments are accompanied by conferences and workshops. The research results are published in the ifa edition Culture and Foreign Policy, as ifa Input or as Policy Brief. Find out more on the ifa website.
ICRRA – International Cultural Relations Research Alliance
Researchers and practitioners exchange views on questions of international cultural relations through the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (ICRRA) network. The network sees itself as a bridge builder between practical cultural work, academic reflection, policy advice and the media. It supports the transfer of research-based knowledge into politics and society and promotes evidence-based discourse. Find out more on the ifa website.
ifa Library
The library of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations is a specialised academic library on foreign cultural and educational policy with a history of over 100 years. It supports research and provides information services for policy makers. The library is open to the public and its media and services can be used free of charge by anyone interested. Further information is available on the ifa website.
Cultural education in German-Chinese exchange
Together with partners from Germany and China, ifa promotes transcultural professional dialogue. The focus is on the different concepts of cultural education. Find out more on the ifa website.
Culture Report Progress Europe
Culture has a strategic role to play in the process of European unification. What about cultural relations within Europe? How can cultural policy contribute to a European identity? In the Culture Report Progress Europe, international authors seek answers to these questions. Since 2021, the Culture Report is published exclusively online.
Totally Glocally
In Stuttgart, the discussion series Totally Glocally addresses current questions about the interaction between global and local structures. International experts talk about the interaction between the global and the local. Full recordings of this and other Totally Glocally panel sessions are available on ifa’s YouTube Channel. Find out more on the programme on the ifa website.
WIKA – Wissenschaftlicher Initiativkreis Kultur und Außenpolitik
The academic council for culture and foreign policy, “Wissenschaftlicher Initiativkreis Kultur- und Außenpolitik (WIKA)” accompanies research on foreign cultural and educational policy. The focus is on Germany and its international relations. The WIKA aims to anchor foreign cultural and educational policy more firmly in research and teaching and links it to the practice of international cultural exchange. Find out more on the ifa website.
Lecture Programme of the German Federal Government
Experts from politics, academia, culture and the media provide up-to-date and multi-faceted information about Germany in lectures and panel discussions. The ifa organises the Federal Government's lecture programme together with the German embassies and consulates abroad. It is aimed at multipliers from civil society in these countries. Find out more on the ifa website.
Closed on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays
The Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding
The Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding brings together civil society and academic expertise. As an advisory body, the Board supports the German Government in crisis prevention and peacebuilding. It consists of twenty members with expertise from the fields of international cooperation, academia, foundations and non-governmental organizations. The members are appointed for four years.
Since October 2020, the coordination position of the advisory board has been located at ifa.
For more information on the Advisory Board, its members, topics and publications, please visit the website.
ifa Agora
Network, Collection, Archive.
The ifa agora is the central platform for the network, collection and archive of ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen in the field of art. It is a place of transcultural exchange – just as the agora in ancient Greece was a city’s most important meeting place and marketplace. It shows ifa’s relationships and brings them together online.
The CrossCulture Programme (CCP) enables professionals and committed volunteers to think outside of the cultural box! The fellowship recipients gain professional experience in host organizations in Germany or in one of the over 40 partner countries. The goal of the occupational stays abroad is to strengthen lasting civil society networks between Germany and countries across the globe.
Opening Hours – ifa Gallery Stuttgart
Tuesday – Sunday: 12.00 – 18.00 Closed on Mondays and holidays.
Free admission
Opening Hours – ifa Gallery Berlin
Tuesday – Sunday: 14.00 – 18.00 Thursday: 14.00 – 20.00 Closed on Mondays and holidays
Free admission
German Minorities
Minorities can mediate between cultures and provide impulses for the coexistence of different population groups – provided that the minorities are socially recognised, have a secure space to assert themselves and have access to appealing programmes. For this reason, they must be well positioned both institutionally and personally. The programmes for German Minorities support German minorities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in their role as civil society actors and bridge-builders. They thus promote a multifaceted, current and realistic image of Germany, contributing to the process of European integration and cultural relations within Europe and beyond.
ifa Galleries
The ifa Galleries show the visual arts, architecture and design of a globalized world. They have been addressing contemporary art and current cultural and socio-political developments in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe since 1971 in Stuttgart and since 1991 in Berlin. Exhibition series afford insight into art scenes all over the world and reach across national borders. Conversations, lectures and discussions allow visitors direct contact with artists and curators.
With over 20 touring exhibitions currently travelling across the globe and with its diverse event programmes on contemporary art, the ifa links the German art scene with internationally active cultural creators and forms cooperations and networks. The projects, many of which were developed in co-creation with local partners, cover the various disciplines of modern and contemporary fine arts – from current themes in architecture, photography and design to Bauhaus and monographic exhibitions such as Rosemarie Trockel or Wolfgang Tillmans. These projects generate local meeting platforms and allow international perspectives on topics of global relevance. The ifa also provides loan exhibits to interested museums.
Contemporary And (C&) is a dynamic platform for reflecting on and connecting ideas and discourses on contemporary visual arts. It successfully packages complex issues in an approachable format and has established itself as an important platform for dialogue on the subject of contemporary art from Africa and the Global Diaspora. C& magazine and C& América Latina magazine are co-published by ifa.
Coming together in conversation: The Artists' Contact programme supports international exchange and networking between artists in developing or emerging countries and Germany.
ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen promotes a peaceful and enriching coexistence between people and cultures worldwide. ifa supports artistic and cultural exchange in exhibition, dialogue and conference programmes, and it acts as a centre of excellence for international cultural relations. It is part of a global network and relies on sustainable, long-term partnerships. ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.
