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Early support of young musical talent

The Foundation Support, sponsored by the Dr Christiane Hackerodt Arts and Culture Foundation, aims to provide talented high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the skills they need to apply to study music at university. The weekly lessons consist of voice lessons, music theory and keyboard skills.  Meals, transport between school, home and the Artscape Theatre Centre and all teaching materials are also provided.

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James Turrell: totus intus - totus foris
James Turrell
Europe's largest art work by the artist in Hanover
In 2026, the Sprengel Museum Hanover will be expanded to include a spectacular light installation by the renowned US artist James Turrell. A Sky Space will be created in the museum's sculpture garden - a work specially developed for this outdoor space, called TOTUS INTUS, TOTUS FORIS - TOTALLY INSIDE, TOTALLY OUTSIDE

Turrell's installation will transform the museum courtyard into a total work of art that integrates the other sculptures and the architectural landscape into an immersive landscape of light.
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A World of Dew, And Within Every Dewdrop A World of Struggle
With the exhibition entitled A World of Dew, And Within Every Dewdrop A World of Struggle Kestner Gesellschaft is thrilled to present a fine selection of traditional Japanese scroll paintings from the period spanning across the last five centuries. The art works belong to the collection of Dr. Christiane Hackerodt Art and Culture Foundation which, with its focus on Japanese art, aims at building up a bridge between the cultures of East and West.
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On the Trail of the Black Water
Karen Krüger
It opened over fifty years ago as a place of encounter for Italian and German culture and scholarship. But what does the German Center for Venetian Studies actually do today?
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German Center for Venetian Studies: 50th Anniversary
Dr. Christiane Hackerodt, chair of the Dr. Christiane Hackerodt Arts and Culture Foundation, and Dr. Marita Liebermann, privatdozent (lecturer) and director of the German Center for Venetian Studies, successfully agreed to the extend the funding provided to the Center by the Foundation. From 2022 on, the Foundation will continue to support artists and scholars in Venice for a further five years, providing stipends for studios, work visits, and catalogue publication.