October 9 – 18, 2020 French Week Every year, Heidelberg hosts the French Week with about 50 events related to German-French culture in almost all cultural subjects. The French Week provides a platform for private and public actors and organizers offering cultural contributions on the theme of France. It is an example of how German- French friendship is acted on in Heidelberg and the surrounding area. The Deutsch-Französischer Kultur kreis e. V. also organizes readings, lectures, a literary café and cultural trips to France.
The Events aim to promote the German-French dialogue in the areas of culture, science, economy and society. Photo Deutsch-Französischer Kulturkreis e. V.
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October 18, 2020 – February 7, 2021 Friedrich Dürrenmatt – Caricatures Dürrenmatt's humor runs like a red thread through his written and pictorial work. Outside his legendary literary work, Dürrenmatt was an enthusiastic graphic artist and painter throughout his whole life. Among his graphic work, caricatures form the largest thematic group. Not only did he prefer this genre; he especially enjoyed the speed and spontaneity that this art type allowed him. The KMH will showcase 100 exhibits from the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel and from private collections, which present this unknown side of the great writer. www.museum.heidelberg.de
Dürrenmatt's caricatures are drawn aphorisms. Photo Kurpfälzisches Museum of the City of Heidelberg