Berlin celebrates 30 years since the fall of the wall

Berlin, February 13th 2019 During today’s press conference Kulturprojekte Berlin announced the program for the festivities that mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall. 

 

Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin, explains:

 

“The celebration that marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall is the most important event of the year for Berlin. The fall of the wall is a world event of great symbolic meaning. We’re noticing high expectations and anticipation among our neighboring countries. People want to celebrate this occasion in Berlin’s atmosphere of freedom and tolerance. Especially in the context of emerging nationalism, the 30th anniversary is looked to as an event inspiring courage within Europe and the world – and this is how we want to present it. We’re looking forward to the more than 1 million guests expected during this most significant weekend of the year.”

 

Further information on the planned festivities can be found in the press release of Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH.