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The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation intend to work more closely together in future to raise public awareness of the cultural significance of skilled crafts and to foster links between skilled crafts, cultural institutions and arts and crafts tourism. ZDH President Jörg Dittrich and SPK President Prof. Dr Marion Ackermann signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect at the House of German Crafts in Berlin. Historically, the craft sector and the arts have been closely linked. Through their cooperation, the ZDH and the SPK aim to revitalise these commonalities and make them accessible to cultural institutions, the craft sector and the general public alike. 

“I am convinced that this collaboration will be enormously fruitful for both the craft sector and for us as a cultural institution. It will shed the light it deserves on the cultural, historical and social significance of craftsmanship and enable our audience to rediscover craftsmanship as a cultural practice,” says SPK President Marion Ackermann.

In addition, the aim is to attract further partners from museums and the media and to establish a ‘Crafts Cultural Circle’ with cultural ambassadors. Exhibitions organised by the SPK are also a planned component of the collaboration. They offer an excellent opportunity to bring craft-related themes and the people behind them closer to a wide audience and to highlight their significance for cultural history. Another key focus is on the next generation: careers in museums are to be made more visible as a professional prospect for craftspeople, in order to attract young people to the craft sector and preserve craft culture in the long term.

Further reading

• Press release: Craft and Culture: ZDH and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation agree on a partnership