WHO
WE ARE
We coordinate the promotion of art and cultural projects for the UEFA EURO 2024 supporting programme in Germany.
We coordinate the promotion of art and cultural projects for the UEFA EURO 2024 supporting programme in Germany.
Football was born as a game and it basically remains a game. But football is also a modern epic, with victories and defeats, with legendary duels where David can defeat Goliath. And football reveals a lot about our culture: it is a test of strength of the most original kind under the most modern competitive conditions, it is wild dance and choreographed tactics, a gambling machine and scientific laboratory at the same time, and in its emotional diversity it is closer to the arts than almost any other force...
Today, this cultural system is closely intertwined with other areas such as entertainment, communication, politics and business. Due to the seemingly boundless appeal of football in a world that has become smaller and closer together as a result of globalisation, a European Football Championship has grown into a gigantic, even global undertaking. A social phenomenon, a mega-event that will put Germany and the whole of Europe at the centre of the art of football for the duration of the tournament in 2024.
But football can also be an instrument of "soft power". A way of acting as a role model and projecting one's own values to the outside world. At the same time, it can mobilise and unite the masses within its own borders. We had nothing less in mind for the arts and culture programme for UEFA EURO 2024!
"I would like to see a spirit of optimism and a new sense of unity at EURO 2024. We want to organise a successful EURO throughout Germany, be good hosts - and also have a positive impact on the community and be a role model for social and environmental sustainability. That is our common task until the final whistle blows - and hopefully beyond!"
Philipp Lahm
When Germany was awarded the contract to host the 2024 European Football Championship, the idea was quickly born to complement this with a cultural programme that would reflect our social values and ignite enthusiasm for UEFA EURO 2024. The Stiftung Fußball & Kultur EURO 2024 gGmbH was established for this purpose.
Our company is a subsidiary of the DFB Cultural Foundation based in Frankfurt am Main and is funded by the German government following a decision by the German Bundestag. We work in close cooperation with the DFB Cultural Foundation, EURO 2024 GmbH, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs (BMI) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM).
Our goal was clear: we are creating a stage for cultural diversity in Germany and throughout Europe, thereby also increasing the anticipation of UEFA EURO 2024 as much as possible. In line with our guiding principle "Touched by football", the sponsored projects are aimed not only at those interested in culture, but also at a broad audience - in other words, everyone who feels touched by football.
Following a recommendation by the Programme Council, which carried out the artistic evaluation of the applications received, the Supervisory Board, chaired by Claudia Roth, decided on the approval of the funding applications. The other members of the Supervisory Board are
Claudia Roth
Minister of State
for Culture and Media
Dr Göttrik Wewer
Chairman
DFB Cultural Foundation
Bernd Neuendorf
President of the
German Football Association
Martin Kallen
Managing Director
UEFA Events SA
Philipp Lahm
Tournament Director
UEFA EURO 2024
Juliane Seifert
State Secretary at the
Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs
Daniela Schneckenburger
Councillor
German Association of Cities
Stephan Grunwald
DFB Treasurer
The ten-member Programme Council took on the task of artistically evaluating the applications at jury meetings in each funding round. The committee then submitted its recommendations to our Supervisory Board, thereby defining the programme content in accordance with our funding guidelines. The members of the Programme Council are
Josephine Henning
Artist and designer; former German national football player
Albert Ostermaier
Writer; goalkeeper of the German national authors' team
Tülin Duman
Queer and human rights activist; member of "F_in" - Network Women in Football
Nezaket Ekici
Visual artist specialising in performance
Birgitt Glöckl
Managing Director German Academy for Football Culture
Oke Göttlich
Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Music Companies; President of FC St. Pauli
Ulrich Khuon
Former artistic director of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin
Shary Reeves
Author, journalist, presenter, actress and former footballer
Birger Schmidt
Project manager of Lernort Stadion e.V.; initiator and director of the football film festival "11mm"
Jörg Stüdemann
City Treasurer and Alderman in Dortmund; Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Football Museum
We can be contacted during business hours Monday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and at any time by e-mail.
As a subsidiary of the DFB Cultural Foundation, we work closely with EURO 2024 GmbH, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland (BMI) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM).
