kolkata to mark the 65th anniversary of max mueller bhavan goetheinstitut in kolkata colognebased artist katja davar collaborated with local bengali artists to create a permanent art installation on its staircase representing cultural connections through old and new technologies davar collaborated with artist neelanjana ghosh to create a 17metre textile work that includes davars pencil drawings goethe institut director astrid wege said this multilayered artistic intervention transforms relevant topics into an aesthetically impressive experience and builds bridges between bengal and europe the cultural centre opened in 1957 five years after its first international centre in athens berthold franke goetheinstitut regional director south asia said india has been a paradigmatic learning experience for goetheinstitut