{"id":148517,"date":"2025-06-24T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=148517"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:35:42","slug":"meaning-form-dissonance","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/sonstige\/meaning-form-dissonance-148517\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning. Form. Dissonance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Humboldt Forum has long stood\u2014and continues to stand\u2014at the center of numerous debates. Since the earliest ideas and planning phases, its purpose and the aesthetics of its architecture have been subject to negotiation and dispute. As multifaceted as the discourses surrounding it, so too is the building itself: from the outside, a partially reconstructed Baroque fa\u00e7ade; from the inside, a highly modern structure, a year-round cultural venue, and a public urban space at the heart of Berlin. Undeniably, it is an architecture that, in all its contradictions, invites engagement and reflection: on the one hand, a partial reconstruction of a former royal palace, evoking a past monarchy and its symbols of power; on the other, a public, democratic, and internationally oriented cultural institution, a contemporary building permanently inscribed with modern artworks that recall colonialism, reflect on the Palast der Republik, and convey messages of coexistence.<\/p>\n

For three years now, the Humboldt Forum has been a place used daily by countless visitors. Throughout the year, they encounter a diverse cultural programme that connects them to one another and to the wider world. It is now the visitors themselves who shape the space and help define the significance of the building through their experiences.<\/p>\n

The formal completion of the Humboldt Forum\u2019s construction provides the occasion to bring together those who have shaped it: sculptors, contemporary artists, architects, urban planners, sustainability experts, historians, curators, cultural specialists, and staff. The public is warmly invited to engage in direct conversation with these experts on equal footing.<\/p>\n

The roundtable discussions will take place with roughly the same participants at 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm in Hall 2. Access is via the Grand Foyer. Each session lasts 90 minutes, with one table change midway. Visitors are free to choose which tables to join and are encouraged to participate in the conversations. Most discussions will be held in German. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

All roundtable discussions will be held in German \u2013 except for the conversation at Table 1 between Hartmut Dorgerloh and Larry Bon\u0107haka at 12:30 pm, which will be conducted in English.<\/p>\n

Introduced by: General Director Hartmut Dorgerloh and Anke Schnabel, Department for the History of the Site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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