{"id":166978,"date":"2026-06-19T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/code-of-conduct-der-stiftung-humboldt-forum\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:00:55","slug":"code-of-conduct-der-stiftung-humboldt-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/code-of-conduct-der-stiftung-humboldt-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct of the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-header-headline\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n                            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                    <div class=\"box\">\n                        <h1>Code of Conduct of the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p><em>Issued on: 5 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-headline block-no-margin \"  id='1-preamble' data-anchor='1. Preamble'>\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\".h4\">1. Preamble<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p>The Humboldt Forum is a place of respectful exchange, plurality of voices, and equal rights for all people in their diversity.<br \/>\nThe Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss bears responsibility for ensuring that this space continues to evolve in the spirit of diversity, knowledge sharing, and critical reflection. In our interactions with our employees, audiences, and cooperation partners, we continuously seek the best ways to safeguard the freedom of expression, art, and scholarship within their legally protected limits and to defend the inviolability of human dignity. Our actions are guided by the principles of a democratic and liberal society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-headline block-no-margin \"  id='2-scope' data-anchor='2. Scope'>\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\".h4\">2. Scope<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p>This Code of Conduct applies to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees of the SHF<\/li>\n<li>Visitors<\/li>\n<li>Partners<\/li>\n<li>External parties<\/li>\n<li>Tenants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-headline block-no-margin \"  id='3-guiding-principles-what-we-aim-to-promote-and-enable' data-anchor='3. Guiding Principles (What we aim to promote and enable)'>\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\".h4\">3. Guiding Principles (What we aim to promote and enable)<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><h5>Historical Responsibility<\/h5>\n<p>We continuously and critically engage with the history of this site and the colonial contexts of the collections\u2014particularly in close collaboration with our international partners. We reflect on language, representation, and curatorial decisions with a critical awareness of power structures.<\/p>\n<h5>Open Debate<\/h5>\n<p>We create spaces for discussion\u2014respectful and responsible, always grounded in the German Basic Law. Freedom of art, scholarship, and expression serves as our guiding framework, while the inviolability of human dignity is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<h5>Plurality &amp; Diversity<\/h5>\n<p>We make diverse voices visible, strengthen marginalized perspectives, and use discrimination-sensitive language. Diversity-oriented organizational development is our goal.<\/p>\n<h5>Participation &amp; Accessibility<\/h5>\n<p>We reduce barriers (spatial, communicative, social) and continuously develop our offerings in this direction.<\/p>\n<h5>Safety &amp; Protection<\/h5>\n<p>We are committed to fostering an environment free from discrimination, hate, violence, abuse of power, and (sexual) harassment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_kqswh2mm _bfhku67f _18u01wug _2hwx1wug\" data-testid=\"page-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-headline block-no-margin \"  id='4-expected-conduct-what-we-do-and-what-we-do-not-do' data-anchor='4. Expected Conduct (What we do \u2013 and what we do not do)'>\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\".h4\">4. Expected Conduct (What we do \u2013 and what we do not do)<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><h5>For Employees<\/h5>\n<p>We act respectfully, remain aware of discrimination, and avoid any abuse of power.<\/p>\n<h5>For Visitors, Partners, External Parties, and Tenants<\/h5>\n<p>We expect respectful behavior towards visitors, employees, and artists.<\/p>\n<p>We prohibit discriminatory, inhumane, violence-glorifying, and intimidating statements and actions, as well as the display of corresponding symbols and insignia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-headline block-no-margin \"  id='5-house-rules' data-anchor='5. House Rules'>\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\".h4\">5. House Rules<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/houserules\/\">house rules<\/a> regulate, among other things, domiciliary rights and rules of conduct in exhibition spaces and outdoor areas. For questions or feedback, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/contact-us\/\">visitor services<\/a> or staff members on site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-166978","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166978"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166991,"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166978\/revisions\/166991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}