AfD on culture and media

The AfD wants to develop a "New Old Town Hamburg" concept to restore historic centers lost in the war and postwar reconstruction at two sites. Small-scale buildings are to be built at Hopfenmarkt and Schaarmarkt.

Hamburg was destroyed in the war. Later, the city was rebuilt for cars. Old neighborhoods were lost. The AfD wants to rebuild the old town in two places. Small houses like in the past should go there.

At Hopfenmarkt, in front of the ruins of St. Nicholas Church, small buildings would replace the planned "Burstah-Ensemble" office complex. For the historic Schaarmarkt, the Michelwiese lawn and the Gruner + Jahr publishing building bought by the city would make way. New buildings between St. Michael's Church and the harbor would link the Portuguese Quarter with the church's surroundings.

The AfD sees the German language as a key cultural asset to be preserved. It rejects rules for "gender-fair" and "politically correct" language and wants to stop state interference in how the language develops. It backs initiatives to ban gender-inclusive language in public administration and education.

The AfD wants to protect the German language. It opposes gender-inclusive language. One example is a star symbol inside words. The state should not set language rules. The AfD supports a ban in offices and schools.

In the program's view, language should only change naturally. Rules that make understanding, reading and writing harder are rejected. The AfD welcomes citizens' initiatives against gender-inclusive language in government agencies and schools.

The AfD wants to reform the broadcasting fee and overhaul the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty, or terminate it if reform fails. The goal is a slimmed-down "Grundfunk" (basic broadcasting), and no one should be required to pay for public broadcasting anymore.

Today every household pays a broadcasting fee. The AfD wants to change that. Nobody should have to pay anymore. There should only be a small basic service. It should report neutrally. Otherwise Hamburg should quit the broadcasting treaty.

The device-independent broadcasting fee should be reformed. The Interstate Broadcasting Treaty should be changed very substantially or terminated by Hamburg. A "Grundfunk" should provide basic coverage in a politically balanced way. In the program's view, there is no reason in the internet age to favor a broadcaster close to the state; all broadcasters should compete freely.

The AfD affirms artistic freedom and supports Hamburg's theater and museum culture. If publicly funded stages or exhibition venues are, in its view, used for one-sided political propaganda, their funding should be withdrawn immediately.

The AfD wants art to be free. It supports theaters and museums in Hamburg. But some stages do one-sided politics, the AfD says. Then the city should stop paying them.

The program sees art as part of free expression and as a contributor to shared values and social cohesion. The AfD wants to support Hamburg's established theater and museum culture. If a funded institution is used for one-sided political propaganda, which the party describes as often aggressive, public support should be withdrawn at once.

The AfD wants to block renamings of streets and squares that it considers ideologically motivated. Renamings that have already happened should be reversed where possible.

Some streets get new names. The AfD often sees this as ideological. It wants to stop such new names. Old names should come back if possible.

The AfD rejects what it sees as ideologically driven renamings of streets and squares. It wants to reverse renamings that have already taken place, where possible. The program gives this as a short, standalone pledge.