Wales Culture International/Welsh Culture International has been one of my most passionate interests for almost twenty years now.

In 1991, I visited St. Fagans for the first time. I was doing museum studies. I was impressed with the museum!


I am a Cultural Anthropologist who through much intense university research in Göttingen, Germany, and in Cardiff learnt about the Welsh Culture in historic terms and the contemporary culture. I have research knowledge in this matter and practical experience.

I taught myself the Welsh language, and I now have been a fluent speaker for ten years. I have lived in Cardiff. Aberystwyth and in Machynlleth. I have attended the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol for the whole week over ten times, set up international art exhibitions from Wales and about Wales, belonged to the Cardiff German society, twice I edited Yr Angor in Aberystwyth, have done 13 episodes for a Welsh cultural podcast in German, worked in Sain Ffagan for a long while and wrote my MA thesis about this open-air museum in English for Goettingen University. I worked for the Archives Network Wales at the National Library of Wales for over three years. Wales 2.0 has been a great challenge for me!


I have seen the debate on promoting the Welsh Culture on the Welsh stage in November in the National Assembly of Wales in Cardiff. I agree with Janice Gregory, Labour, Ogmore, who stated that the arts landscape in Wales sometimes seems a cluttered one. Culture brings the tourists to Wales. Culture helps the economy. I listened to Alun Cairns and Bethan Jenkins who also said that there is a lot of work to be done. Menna Richards talked about collaboration. This is often not the case. The marketing of it internationally is not too good - but is somewhat getting better.

I know many international contacts who would be useful in the attempt with the Welsh reputation. My friend Carys Pugh D'Auria is promoting Cardiff abroad - Cardiff & Co. However, my means are limited. I find the Welsh Arts Council often not very collaborative, the same applies to some of the other Welsh official bodies who get all the money and have all the highly paid members of staff. Sometimes there's little fruit on the tree as the saying goes. Culture Colony is one of the good sites that helps bringing the arts of Wales together. Let's promote it more! Help us!