Berlin techno enters the list of German cultural heritage. The conference of state ministers of culture and the federal government's commissioner for culture and media have decided to include the German capital's music scene in the list of intangible cultural heritage, according to a press release published together with the German UNESCO Commission.
The inclusion of techno culture was promoted by the non-profit organization Rave the Planet, whose leadership includes Love Parade co-initiator Matthias Roingh, aka Dr. Motte. To support the initiative, Rave the Planet had already organized techno parades in Berlin in 2022 and 2023.
According to the German UNESCO Commission, “Techno culture in Berlin is not only a specific musical style, but also a lived alternative to classical music listening practices. In Germany, the club scenes of Frankfurt and Berlin were established in the mid-1980s. From the DJ culture that emerged in the previous years, techno became the soundtrack to the spirit of post-reunification optimism.”