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  • Jules Verne, Paul-Marien-Straße 11, 66111 Saarbrücken

    If Rivers Could Speak

    What would a world look like in which rivers have rights that can be claimed in court? Writer and artist Camille de Toledo will explore this question together with Kianush Ruf of Saarland University. At the event space Jules Verne, they invite the audience on a brief journey through the history of the rights of nature.
  • Stiftung Demokratie Saarland, Europaallee 18 66113 Saarbrücken

    Rights of Nature: a Wolrdwide Movement

    The exhibition runs from 13 May to 19 June and presents an installation by the acclaimed writer, artist, and curator Camille de Toledo, CURE’s artist in residence from May to July 2026. Concurrently, the Stiftung Demokratie Saarland is presenting RIVER WALKS, a project carried out on the Saar by the Taiwanese art historian and CURE-Fellow, Yi-Ting Wang.
  • Filmhaus Saarbrücken
    Mainzerstraße 8, 66111 Saarbrücken

    Trains.
    a movie by Maciej J. Drygas

    Trains is a wordless documentary composed entirely of archival footage from around the world. CURE Fellow Irina Podgorny will open the film evening with an introduction.
  • University of Bielefeld

    Norbert Elias Lecture Dreams and Reparation

    Under the auspices of the Norbert Elias Lectures, CURE director Christiane Solte-Gresser will deliver a lecture entitled “Dreams and Reparation”, together with a master class on “Shoes – Worn Out and New: Narrating as a Cultural Practice of Reparation”.
  • Hauberrisser Saal, Rathaus St. Johann
    Rathausplatz 1, 66111 Saarbrücken

    Borders.
    observing the margins to question the world

    Conceived by the National Museum of the History of Immigration and organised by the Institute of French Studies, this exhibition explores the borders of the twenty-first century from historical, geographical, economic, and human perspectives. At the opening on 8 May, the French political scientist and migration expert Catherine Wihtol de Wenden will deliver a lecture entitled “Immigration and Common Conceptions About Borders. The discussion is moderated by CURE director Markus Messling.
  • der buchladen
    Försterstraße 14 | 66111 Saarbrücken

    Cultural Death and Reparation: The Case of Champollion

    At a reading followed by a discussion, Markus Messling will present his recently published book Kulturtod und Reparation. Der Fall Champollion (Cultural death and reparation: the case of Champollion; Matthes & Seitz Berlin). The essay marks the opening of the publication series Reparations at the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE, edited by Christiane Solte-Gresser and Markus Messling. The evening will be moderated by Niklas Bender (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/Saarland University).
  • Käte Hamburger Centre CURE
    Neugrabenweg 4 | 66123 Saarbrücken

    Tuesday seminar series in May

    On the first Tuesday of each month, one or two fellows discuss the current state of the research they are conducting during their fellowship. The Tuesday Seminar Series serves as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and a deeper exploration of research focused on cultural practices of reparation.
  • Johanneskirche
    Cecilienstraße 2
    66111 Saarbrücken

    Resonance after rupture

    On Wednesday, 29 April at 7 p.m., the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation CURE will host a concert evening at the Johanneskirche in Saarbrücken, under the title “Resonance After Rupture”.
  • Innovation Center A2 1, seminary room 0.01
    Saarland University

    Spectres of a Myth: The Afterlives of Displaced Olive Trees in the Mediterranean

    The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.
  • Bildungszentrum der Arbeitskammer des Saarlandes,
    Am Tannenwald | 66459 Kirkel

    Writing the Future: On Literature and Reparation

    At the invitation of the seminar of women artists and writers, “Writing the Future”, organised by the Association of German Writers, CURE director Christiane Solte-Gresser will deliver a lecture entitled “Writing the Future: On Literature and Reparation”.
  • Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, Paris

    Dance and Freedoms in Europe

    On 25 March 2026, Laure Guilbert will join a panel discussion as part of the fourth edition of “Rassemblement”, a day of discussion and exchange dedicated to dance.
  • University of Pisa & Online

    On Cultural Death: Champollion’s Pisan Revelations

    At the invitation of Gianluca Miniaci, professor of Egyptology at the University of Pisa and honorary research associate at University College London, CURE director Markus Messling will deliver a lecture on 11 March 2026 at the Department of Civilisations and Forms of Knowledge at the University of Pisa.