As Germany heads to the polls on September 24, the country's leading cultural organization is appealing for its own chair at the table - and a swift conclusion to Berlin's controversial Humboldt Forum museum project. Olaf Zimmermann is the director of the Deutscher Kulturrat (German Cultural Council), the umbrella organization of German cultural associations. It formulated a list of demands before the German federal election on September 24 and, and Zimmermann told DW, is strongly committed to creating a Federal Ministry of Culture.
Culture has a lot of untapped potential for social integration - including for refugees. Why does cultural policy play such a small role in Germany's current election campaign?