Museum Evenings

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s “Museum Evenings” are held on many Wednesday evenings from October to June at 18.00.

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s experts explain key current and complex monetary policy issues using non-technical language. Lectures are followed by discussions and talks. The lecturers provide information for further independent study and for in the classroom.

Admission to these evening events is also, of course, free of charge.

Programme 2010

Please note that all lectures will be delivered in German.

Do we need a new global currency? (Brauchen wir eine neue Weltwährung?)

Gudrun Leichtlein

Präsentation

18.00 on Wednesday, 13 January 2010

What is money and how is it created? (Was ist Geld und wie entsteht es?)

Dr. Benedikt Fehr

18.00 on Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Central banks’ gold – its function and its importance  (Das Gold der Notenbanken - Funktion und Bedeutung)

André Bartholomae

Präsentation

18.00 on Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Geldkarte, mobile phone and the internet – innovative payment instruments in everyday use - (Mit Geldkarte, Handy und Internet - innovatives Bezahlen im Alltag)

Andrea Friedrich

Präsentation

18.00 on Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Current financial stability issues (Aktuelle Fragen zur Stabilität des Finanzsystems")

Sebastian Wider

18.00 on Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Lectures in 2009 (in german only)

• The monetary policy of the Eurosystem amidst the financial crisis
• Financial market stability – SoFFin and its instruments
• Cash laughs – Germans’ payment habits
• The financial crisis and its consequences
• 10 years of the Money Museum: Monetary policy for the layman?
• Germany’s standing as a competitive financial centre on the international stage.
• What’s the matter with private consumption in Germany?
• Crisis in the financial markets: What are the implications?
• Taking stock of ten years of the euro: Does the real test still lie ahead?

Lectures in 2007 and 2008 (in german only)

• Slovakia’s accession to the euro area: will the Governing Council of the ECB now rotate?
• Depositor protection in Germany: How safe are my bank deposits?
• Inflation: Oil price shocks and monetary policy reactions. What can we learn from the 1970s?
• More growth in Germany: how long will the upswing last?
• What role should real estate prices play in monetary policy?
• Unternehmensteuerreformgesetz 2008: Änderung der Unternehmensbesteuerung und Einführung einer Abgeltungssteuer auf Kapitaleinkünfte
• Ten years of the euro: does European economic and monetary union make it easier to cope with the challenges of globalisation
• The EU reform treaty and its implications, especially for the Eurosystem
• International financial stability - an illusion? Possibilities and limitations of international cooperation
• Function and significance of rating agencies - as seen from a supervisor's perspective