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The prominent architectural ensemble at the Kulturforum, which was once intended as a green bridge to the Tiergarten, has five little-known gardens: the "Philharmonic Garden" of the Philharmonie and the State Institute for Music Research, the "Reading Garden" of the State Library, the "Sculpture Garden" of the New National Gallery, the inner gardens of the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Matthäikirchplatz in front of St Matthew's Church. This year, they will once again be open for the summer festival "A Day in the Green" and at the same time on the admission-free Museum Sunday for concerts, performances, readings, guided tours, church services and an open-air table.

SPK President Hermann Parzinger spoke of a completely new quality of co-operation at the Kulturforum: "Cooperation between the museums has become a matter of course. The Berlin Science Centre is also taking part for the first time. The second Day in the Green is even bigger than the previous one. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Berlin's Senator for Culture Joe Chialo and the entire team at Kulturprojekte Berlin led by Moritz van Dülmen, for whom the revitalisation of the Kulturforum is, it has to be said, a matter close to their hearts and who have been instrumental in promoting the Tag im Grünen. The Kultursommerfestival is a treasure that leaves its mark on urban culture."

Klaus Biesenbach, Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, adds: "The neighbourhood at the Kulturforum, the existing museums, the upcoming berlin modern, the Philharmonie and the St. Matthäus Foundation have come a big step closer together and exactly one year ago, with the plaque on Sigismundstraße, made a ceremonial start to the renewal of the Kulturforum into an art and culture garden. This year, this dream has already become a reality with the tree nursery at the Kulturforum. To paraphrase Beuys: 'City forestation instead of city administration' has been realised in practice. We are celebrating this joint, diverse programme again this Sunday with a large table open to ALL. With the cultural projects, which are always an active partner and competent facilitator, both last year and for the tree nursery and the 3rd of September!"

Moritz van Dülmen, Managing Director of Kulturprojekte Berlin, says: "After great weeks full of events, the Kultursommerfestival is coming to an end with another highlight in the form of the "Tag im Grünen". This event in particular epitomises the character of the entire festival: bringing together different partners in places that are otherwise not played and that even long-established Berliners may never have set foot in before. This, combined with an exciting programme and a summery atmosphere, are the ingredients for the success of our cultural summer festival, with which we have once again reached a broad and, above all, new audience this year."

The "Day in the Green" starts on 3 September at 11 am. In addition to a varied programme of readings, workshops, guided tours and an open-air church service, visitors can look forward to live music and performances in the Piazzetta, the big closing concert of the Kultursommerfestival with 2raumwohnung in front of the Neue Nationalgalerie and Tiergarten's longest festival table.

All events are free of charge; exhibition tickets can be purchased free of charge online and at the ticket offices as part of the parallel Museum Sunday.

The full programme can be found at:
https://www.draussenstadt.berlin/de/kultursommerfestival/kalender/ein-tag-im-grunen/6794/