Georg Dehio Cultural Prize Explained
The Georg Dehio Cultural Prize (Georg Dehio-Kulturpreis) is a biennial award, funded by the German government's Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (Beauftragte der Bundesregierung for Kultur und Medien),[1] and administered by the German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe.[2]
Recipients are recognized for work that promotes German cultural expression in Eastern Europe; critically engages the cultural interactions between Germany and its eastern neighbours; or contributes to reconciliation and mutual understanding between peoples in the areas of former German settlement.[3] Described as "prestigious" by German press and television sources,[4] [5] the award is named after Georg Dehio, an Estonian-born German art historian of the nineteenth century whose emphasis on the national and ethnic heterogeneity and interdependence of the region has been taken as a guiding principle for the German Cultural Forum's work.
The prize, first granted in 2003, is awarded in alternate years with the Georg Dehio Book Prize, being offered in odd-numbered years. Two categories of award are made: a Grand Prize, which carries a cash value of €7,000, and a Prize of Honor of €3,000. Corporate bodies as well as individuals are eligible. A seven-person international jury, drawn from the fields of art history, historical preservation, museum administration, and culture, selects the winners.[6] Jurors serve for a maximum of two terms, with the exception of a representative of the German Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media, the sole permanent member. The jury may not nominate prospective honorees, nor are self-nominations permitted.
Winners
- 2013: Ewa Chojecka (Grand Prize); Irina Tscherkasjanowa (Prize of Honor)[7]
- 2011: Christoph Klein (Grand Prize); Jan Janca (Prize of Honor)[8]
- 2009: Christoph Machat (Grand Prize); Zbigniew Czarnuch (Prize of Honor)[9]
- 2007: Imants Lancmanis (Grand Prize); the editorial staff of Dialog (Prize of Honor)[10]
- 2005: Volker Koepp (Grand Prize); Antikomplex (Czech historical society) (Prize of Honor)[11]
- 2003: Andrzej Tomaszewski (Grand Prize); Hermannstädter Bachchor (Prize of Honor)[12]
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Notes and References
- Web site: German Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media . 2014-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725164015/http://www.deutsche-kultur-international.de/de/org/organisationen/beauftragte-der-bundesregierung-fuer-kultur-und-medien-bkm.html . 2014-07-25 . dead .
- http://www.kulturforum.info/de/topic/1000057.%C3%BCber-uns.html German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe
- http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/ukraine/news/press-releases-mfa/template-mfa/?pg=10106&print=on Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release
- http://www.dw.de/gemeinsames-erbe-von-deutschen-und-polen/a-1089336-1 Deutsche Welle, January 19, 2004
- http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/print-archiv/printressorts/digi-artikel/?ressort=bl&dig=2008%2F03%2F17%2Fa0106&cHash=4b0aa1fb95 Tageszeitung (Berlin), March 17, 2008
- http://kulturportal-west-ost.eu/ausschreibung-georg-dehio-kulturpreis-2015 Kulturportal West-Ost
- Web site: Kulturexpress.de . 2014-06-25 . https://archive.today/20140726023113/http://www.kulturexpress.de/wpo/index.php/lust-und-leben/2019-verleihung-an-prof-dr-ewa-chojecka-und-dr-habil-irina-tscherkasjanowa . 2014-07-26 . dead .
- http://www.tribuna.ro/stiri/actualitate/christoph-klein-primeste-la-berlin-premiul-cultural-georg-dehio-64803.html Tribuna (Romania), May 2, 2011
- http://www.bukarest.diplo.de/Vertretung/bukarest/de/06/seite__georg-dehio-kulturpreis2009.html German Foreign Ministry press release
- http://berlin.msz.gov.pl/de/berlin_de_a_925?printMode=true Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release
- http://www.pnn.de/potsdam-kultur/117268/ Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (Berlin), May 28, 2005
- http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/15/059/1505952.pdf Parliament of Germany circular no. 15/2005
