# AfD threatens to cut funding for ‘modern-thinking’ culture

https://mins.news/en/item/15171

- DW, 2026-08-06 13:11 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/afd-threatens-to-cut-funding-for-modern-thinking-culture/a-78071511?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The far-right Alternative for Germany could secure an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election in September. Its cultural program disparages Bauhaus, Holocaust remembrance culture and diversity in theater. The platform therefore raises concerns about the future of publicly supported cultural life in the state.

## Related coverage

- [CDU Saxony-Anhalt candidate warns against AfD taking power](https://mins.news/en/video/17113) — DW News, 2026-08-08