thing is many germans are now asking themselves, why is all this out here? should treasures grabbed by european colonisers be returned to their countries of origin? my guess is the director of the humboldt forum, hartmut dorgerloh. as germany right now the leader in the restituion movement? hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk. ., hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk it hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk.- it is hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk.- it is a - hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk.- it is a great i hardtalk. hello. it is a great leasure hardtalk. hello. it is a great pleasure to hardtalk. hello. it is a great pleasure to be hardtalk. hello. it is a great pleasure to be here - hardtalk. hello. it is a great pleasure to be here in - hardtalk. hello. it is a great pleasure to be here in this i pleasure to be here in this amazing museum. ithink pleasure to be here in this amazing museum. i think it is fair to say this is the most ambitious cul
should treasures grabbed by european colonisers be returned to their countries of origin? well, my guest is the director of the humboldt forum, hartmut dorgerloh. is germany right now the leader in the restitution movement? hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk. hello. it s a great pleasure to be in this amazing museum. i think it s fair to say this is perhaps the most ambitious cultural project launched since the unification of germany. what is the. the motivating idea behind it? yes, it s the most prominent cultural project since the reunification in germany, and it is a debate also about the new heart of the new capital of reunified germany. so it was in the beginning more a discussion about the architecture, about urban development, what to do with the site where originally, for centuries, the main residence of the hohenzollern monarchy. a prussian palace was here. yes, a prussian palace. and after the second world war, when it was torn down, heavily damaged in the war b
to their countries of origin? well, my guest is the director of the humboldt forum, hartmut dorgerloh. is germany right now the leader in the restitution movement? hartmut dorgerloh, welcome to hardtalk. hello. it s a great pleasure to be in this amazing museum. i think it s fair to say this is perhaps the most ambitious cultural project launched since the unification of germany. what is the. the motivating idea behind it? yes, it s the most prominent cultural project since the reunification in germany, and it is a debate also about the new heart of the new capital of reunified germany. so it was in the beginning more a discussion about the architecture, about urban development, what to do with the site where originally, for centuries, the main residence of the hohenzollern monarchy. a prussian palace was here. yes, a prussian palace. and after the second world war, when it was torn down, heavily damaged in the war by the communist regime, it was replaced in the 19705 by the
the reunification in germany, and it is a debate also about the new heart of the new capital of reunified germany. so it was in the beginning more a discussion about the architecture, about urban development, what to do with the site where originally, for centuries, the main residence of the hohenzollern monarchy. a prussian palace was here. yes, a prussian palace. and after the second world war, when it was torn down, heavily damaged in the war by the communist regime, it was replaced in the 19705 by the so called palace of the republic, the most iconic building of east germany, where i grew up. and. but it was full of asbestos. this was one of the reasons to close the building. and then a huge discussion started immediately after reunification and you see the results, so, finally, after ten years of discussion, or more than ten years, the federal parliament decided in 2002, more than 20 years ago, to reconstruct
the reunification in germany, and it is a debate also about the new heart of the new capital of reunified germany. so it was in the beginning more a discussion about the architecture, about urban development, what to do with the site where originally, for centuries, the main residence of the hohenzollern monarchy. a prussian palace was here. yes, a prussian palace. and after the second world war, when it was torn down, heavily damaged in the war by the communist regime, it was replaced in the 1970s by the so called palace of the republic, the most iconic building of east germany, where i grew up. and. but it was full of asbestos. this was one of the reasons to close the building. and then a huge discussion