Heart of Magdeburg

Prof. Dr. Christian Antz, born 1961, is an art historian and cultural manager. After the completion of his studies, he worked as Consultant (1992–98) and Head of Department ((1998–2021) in Sachsen-Anhalt's Ministry of Economic Affairs at Magdeburg. In 2011 he was appointed Honorary Professor at the Fachhochschule Westküste (University of Applied Sciences West Coast) in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein. From 1992 to 2006 he was instrumental in setting up Sachsen-Anhalt's tourist projects "Straße der Romanik – Reise ins Mittelalter" (Road of Romanesque Art – Journey into the Middle Ages), "Blaues Band – Wassertourismus in Sachsen-Anhalt" (Blue Ribbon – water tourism in Sachsen-Anhalt) and "Gartenräume – Historische Parks in Sachsen-Anhalt" (Gardenscapes – histporical parks in Sachsen-Anhalt). Moreover, collaborating with the Christian churches in Germany, he has since 2000 developed the concept of a future "Spiritual Tourism", and since 2009 undertaken research on the growing market of "Slow Tourism". From 2017 to 2021 he advised Magdeburg, the Capital City of Sachsen-Anhalt, on its application in 2025 for the title of European Capital of Culture.

Henning Kreitel, born 1982, lives and works in Berlin. He studied Photography at Stuttgart and attended the Studio für Literatur und Theater (Studio for Literature and Theatre) at Tübingen. This was followed by numerous publications and exhibitions. Kreitel is a member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (German Association of Photographers) and the Verband deutscher Schriftsteller und Schriftstellerinnen (Association of Geman Writers). www.henningkreitel.com