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The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

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Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#21
As for why they are closing:

> Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us.

Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#22
post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

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Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

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post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

What cultural situation are they referring to?

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#26
post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

> cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious

Can someone please elaborate this for someone who is absolutely clueless about Berlin?

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#27
post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

> cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious Can someone please elaborate this for someone who is absolutely clueless about Berlin?

Municipal/state government cutting budgets.

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#28
post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

> cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious Can someone please elaborate this for someone who is absolutely clueless about Berlin?

Partial explanation: Gentrification + increased costs because of inflation is my understanding.

Berlin has been relatively underpopulated ever since WW2 which seems to have contributed to a de-gentrified situation which allowed an unique culture to grow. But time's are changing.

Look at this pop graph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_population_statistics Still hasn't caught up with the peak in the 1930:s.

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#29
post #24
post #21

As for why they are closing: > Fixed costs and a lack of financial support are forcing us to take this step. In addition, the general cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious. It was a very difficult decision for us. Via Deepl, original here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuAW5DIANV/

What cultural situation are they referring to?

I believe they mean "funding for culture," i.e. public grants for museums.

Re: The Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is closing

#30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a deeply non-capitalist perspective to demand that everyone respond to dumb posts with sentiment instead of analysis.

> a deeply non-capitalist perspective This seems to have been said as if it is a bad thing. Is it, or did I misread what you meant?

Well, let's go with a learning exercise. Do you think that you should dismiss the fact that someone said something dumb because you perceive them as being on the right side? Then I guess it's good for you.
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