Culture and sport in focus: Lutra brings a breath of fresh air to Kaiserslautern!

Culture and sport in focus: Lutra brings a breath of fresh air to Kaiserslautern!

On April 7, 2025, the city of Kaiserslautern released the 27th edition of the Lutra cultural magazine. This edition is dedicated to the exciting relationship between culture and sport. The magazine can be ordered at both known consulting offices and free of charge by subscription at kultur@kaiserslautern.de . The connection between art and sport is discussed in a conversation with the Palatinate Theater, while an interview with the cellist and marathon runner Josef Dragus shows romantic links between the run and the game of the cello.

The edition also brings up the discussion about the cultural dimension of sport in the university environment and the unisport of the RPTU. Another interesting aspect is the exchange with the football club FCK, which offers insight into the analogies and differences between theater and football.

cultural highlights in Kaiserslautern

The event program of the fruit hall is also presented, whereby the long night of culture in June is highlighted as the highlight. The city also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the MPK Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern with special exhibitions. Tradition also plays a role: the Humbergurm celebrates its 125th anniversary as a hiking destination.

The historical photo collection of the Palatinate Library shows impressive insights into life in Kaiserslautern 100 years ago. In addition, the Tierische AG of the Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium and the presentation of the Kaiserslautern adult education center are reported as an employer. Campuskultur introduces the Big Band of the RPTU and provides information about exciting programs such as the school inner day and part -time training.

An innovative project by the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences shows how sleep data are implemented in visual art installations. The research activities of the Fraunhofer ITWM also receive space in this issue, where results on climate-friendly district heating management are presented. Furthermore, a workshop of the Fraunhofer IESE with the FCK for digital transformation is reported.

digital transformation in culture

In a greater discourse on the relevance of culture in Germany, the need for a transformation of the structures in the cultural sector is emphasized. Digitality is considered a transformative force that affects both personnel and processes and the users: inside as well as city companies and political spaces. Digitization in cultural companies shows a lack of fundamental digital attitude and illustrates the need to combine digital and analogous aspects.

The emphasis on solidarity, community and education in cultural institutions is particularly important. The demand for concrete tools for navigation between the opposites-from analog digital to cultural commerce to individuals society-is loud. It is crucial to learn innovation as a meta-competence for the reorganization of the cultural infrastructure in order to enable a fundamental change in labor and organizational culture.

The goal is in a change in existing systems and structures. A key example is the Kulturforum Witten's, which presents practice -oriented approaches and methods for sustainable changes. These initiatives show how digital work and development principles can be applied to everyday processes in the cultural sector and contribute to the discussion about the future of culture in the region.

For more information on these topics, the fck offers comprehensive insights into the cultural projects and their importance. In addition, the need to actively shape digitization in the cultural sector, which the Future Kultur summarized.