Berlin Faces Backlash Over Proposed Cut to Culture Budget

Berlin’s plan to cut its cultural budget by €130 million, a reduction of around 13 percent, has sparked a wave of opposition from the city’s arts workers.More than 450 publicly funded institutions, including galleries, theaters and music venues are now protesting the budget cuts under the campaign Berlin Is Culture, the Guardian reports. Cultural workers warn that the move could lead to closures and mass layoffs, destabilizing the German city’s arts infrastructure in the l