Horst Bredekamp Received the Knight’s Cross
Cluster Co-Director Awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
On December 4th, 2024, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Horst Bredekamp received the Knight's Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) from the Italian Ambassador Varricchio, awarded by President Sergio Mattarella. We warmly congratulate our Cluster's Senior Co-Director Professor Bredekamp on this special honor.
The official citation states: »For decades, Prof. Horst Bredekamp has devoted his internationally acclaimed studies to various personalities and aspects of Italian culture that are of fundamental importance to world culture. He emphasizes their universal relevance through theoretical considerations and innovative research methods that open up new avenues of research in the relationship between art, science, technology, and politics«.
To the press release on the website of the Italian Embassy in Berlin.