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In the National Art Museum of China, Beijing: (from left to right) Yang Jiechi, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China; Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Minister; Prof. Dr. Martin Roth, Director-General of the <strong>Staatliche</strong> <strong>Kunstsammlungen</strong> <strong>Dresden</strong>; Fan Di´an, Director of the National Art Museum of China, Beijing mEssAgE OF gREETiNg FROm DR FRANk-WALTER sTEiNmEiER, FEDERAL miNisTER FOR FOREigN AFFAiRs When looking at this Annual Report from the <strong>Dresden</strong> State Art Collections, some of you may ask why it includes a piece written by the German Foreign Minister. What do museums in Germany have to do with foreign policy? My answer is “a great deal!” The <strong>Dresden</strong> State Art Collections, the oldest and second largest museum grouping in the country, is now a real global player in the world of museums and serves as a cultural beacon for Germany on numerous continents. You not only receive guests from around the world here in <strong>Dresden</strong>, but are yourselves active abroad, participating in exhibitions and cooperating with foreign scholars, attending international conferences and events. It is these bridges formed by cultural exchange that provide the connections which are so beneficial in politics and business. However, culture is much more than a foot in the door. By means of cultural exchange we not only showcase our country abroad but, by constantly engaging in dialogue with others, we are also caused to perpetually re-examine our own identity. Under the stewardship of Professor Martin Roth, the <strong>Dresden</strong> State Art Collections has in the past few years cooperated closely with the Federal Foreign Office on a considerable number of projects, including events in places such as Jackson, Mississippi in the southern USA, New York, Rome, Kobe and Tokyo, London, Versailles and Moscow. These places are but a few of the many that have witnessed impressive and successful projects. In <strong>2008</strong>, the <strong>Dresden</strong> State Art Collections stepped up its international activities yet further. I especially recall “China in <strong>Dresden</strong> in China”. This was a project with a long preparation period, which cost years of work, and which resulted in fabulous exhibitions in both Beijing and <strong>Dresden</strong>. Another highlight for me was opening the twin exhibition on Gerhard Richter and Living Landscapes at the National Museum of China in Beijing, something I did jointly with Professor Roth. All of this is foreign policy in the best of senses. On my travels my interlocutors have told me time and again just how great interest in their countries is in German culture, and in German museums in particular. Nurturing this interest and inspiring young people especially, wherever they are in the world, to learn about our ideas is not just an important goal of our museums’ activities, but also one of the primary tasks of the Foreign Minister. Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Page 16: The exhibition “Unter Göttern und Menschen” (Among Gods and Men) by the Museo Nacional del Prado and the <strong>Dresden</strong> Skulpturensammlung at the Prado, Madrid 1
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