ots.Video: Theme Year 2009 - 20 Years since the Fall of the Wall / Overview: Contacts, dates and service fax

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2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Peaceful Revolution and the
fall of the Wall. The whole world will be watching Germany because
the events surrounding 9 November 1989 triggered far-reaching changes
around the world, marking the end of the Cold War and the division of
Europe. The 'Theme year 2009 - 20 years since the fall of the Wall',
featuring numerous major events, will be held in Berlin to mark this
occasion. Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH has been appointed by the state
of Berlin to coordinate the initiative, and will be supervising the
numerous activities and organising the three key events.

Video-Version English: http://www.multimedia.mecom.eu/

An overview of highlights

- The theme year began on 28.1.2009 with a reception hosted by the
governing mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit.

- Since 29.1.2009, the central info box stairs for the
'Perspectives - 20 Years of a Changing Berlin' project have been open
daily from 11.00 am to 8.00 pm on Potsdamer Platz. It is now on
Berliner Hauptbahnhof (until 10.11.2009)

- On 7.5.2009, the Open-Air Exhibition: 'Peaceful Revolution
1989/90' has opened on Berlin's Alexanderplatz. The exhibition will
run until 14.11.2009 and will be open 24 hours a day. It is a Robert-
Havemann-Gesellschaft e.V. project in cooperation with Kulturprojekte
Berlin GmbH.

- On 9.11.2009, the Festival of Freedom will be held at the
Brandenburg Gate. The highlight of this event will be the staging of
a symbolic fall of the Wall using a 'domino effect'. The 'domino
action', the organisation of which will provide young people, in
particular, with an opportunity to explore the historical background
of events, started in March.

- A list of the many events held in Berlin on the subject of '20
Years since the Fall of the Wall' will published in a calendar of
events at www.mauerfall09.de. The list will be constantly updated.
Berlin event organisers can register their activities free of charge
at: kalender@mauerfall09.de

The Berlin 'Theme Year 2009 - 20 Years since the Fall of the Wall'
will be funded by Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin. The open-
air exhibition organised by Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft will receive
additional funding from the Federal government's commissioner for
culture and media as a result of a decision of the German Bundestag.

Countless partners and sponsors such as Wall, Vattenfall AG and
Bombardier are supporting the theme year 2009. As the event
organiser, Kulturprojekte Berlin, an enterprise affiliated with the
state of Berlin, will make planning, human and logistical resources
available.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
about the theme year.

You can download this Video via the following URLs:

http://www.presseportal.de/go2/mauerfall_engl_flv (.flv 18MB)
http://www.presseportal.de/go2/mauerfall_engl_mp4 (.mp4 19MB)

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Theme year contact:
Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH,
Klosterstraße 68,
DE-10179 Berlin
Theme Year 2009 - 20 Years since the Fall of the Wall
www.kulturprojekte-berlin.de
www.mauerfall09.de / www.fallofthewall09.com

Project Management: Moritz van Dülmen, Wolf Kühnelt
Project coordination: Leonie Schirra

Press and Public Relations:
Dorett Auerswald, tel.: +49 (0)30 / 247 49-831,
d.auerswald@kulturprojekte-berlin.de

Susanne Kumar-Sinner, tel.: +49 (0)30 / 247 49-835,
s.kumar@kulturprojekte-berlin.de

Hotline and e-mail address: +49 (0)30 / 247 49-888,
info@mauerfall09.de

Press photos:
Press photos and logos for the theme year 2009 are available free of
charge from www.mauerfall09.de / www.fallofthewall09.com under the
Press link (please acknowledge the source of the images). Where the
images are published, we kindly request that you send us a specimen
copy.