Japanese Cultural Institute
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The Japanese Cultural Institute in Cologne ( Japanese ケ ル ン 日本 文化 会館 , kerun nihon Bunka Kaikan ) is one of three Japanese cultural institutes in Europe and is located on Universitätsstrasse 98. The other two institutes are in Rome and Paris . It is the youngest of the four foreign cultural institutes currently in Cologne .
Construction and history
The building was built by the Japanese embassy according to plans by the Tokyo architect Yoshimi Ohashi , who combines traditional with modern forms, and opened in September 1969. In 1972 it was subordinated to the Japan Foundation , which in turn belongs to the Japanese Foreign Ministry . The institute has the task of imparting Japanese culture to the entire German-speaking region.
Together with the Museum of East Asian Art at the Aachener Weiher, it forms an ensemble of buildings . The architecture was coordinated. The two-story building protrudes from the ground floor supported by columns. It houses conference and lecture rooms as well as language teaching facilities and a library. A special feature was a Japan room until 1989, which was supposed to convey something of the atmosphere of Japan to the visitor.
activities
There are regular exhibitions of both contemporary and traditional Japanese art . The cultural institute also organizes concerts and stage performances related to Japan. It endeavors to take into account the entire spectrum from traditional to contemporary forms of the music and theater scene in Japan. Due to the recent global interest in Japanese youth culture, projects from the current pop, rock and jazz areas are increasingly being considered.
Readings and lectures
The cultural institute endeavors with readings to present classical and newer works of Japanese literature and poetry as well as writers from Japan. Current topics from the fields of humanities and social sciences, especially those that address common problems in Japan and Germany, are dealt with in the form of lectures, panel discussions and symposia, and language courses are offered.
Movie nights
The film evenings, which usually take place twice a week and present masterpieces from Japanese cinema in Germany, are an important part of the event program. Retrospectives by famous Japanese directors as well as film series on outstanding topics in Japanese film history are shown. For many years, the cultural institute has been working with film museums and municipal organizers throughout Germany who, as co-organizers, present these film series in their venues.
Library
The library contains information material, reference works, periodicals and audiovisual materials on scientific, social and artistic topics from or related to Japan and can be used free of charge. The languages of the materials are Japanese, German or English.
management
The management of the house has traditionally been held by people who are experienced in German-Japanese cultural exchange. Since April 2019 Prof. Dr. Keiichi Aizawa the director of the house.
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Kierdorf (Ed.): Cologne. An architecture guide. Architectural Guide to Cologne. Reimer, Berlin 1999, No. 188, ISBN 3-496-01181-5 .
- ^ Willehad Paul Eckert: Cologne. City on the Rhine between tradition and progress (DuMont art travel guide). Dumont Verlag, Cologne 1976, p. 277.
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 6.7 ″ N , 6 ° 55 ′ 31.9 ″ E