Europe. Southeast. Memories

recorded memories

Works of the current exhibition

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    The South East of Europe

    The Home of Our Authors

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    The stories and poems tell of these countries:

    • Albania
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Bulgaria
    • Greece
    • Croatia
    • Macedonia
    • Montenegro
    • Romania
    • Serbia
    • Turkey
    • Cyprus
    Listen to our authors reading in their mother tongue.More ...

      Tracing Memories

      How photographers see their country

      Photos of forgotten monuments, refugee children and landscapes steeped in symbolism. More ... Foto: Nikola Mihov

        A Literary Adventure

        Stories, Poems and Essays

        23 authors from ten countries have reflected on the theme of “Daring to Remember” and have put their thoughts in writing. As a result, we now have the opportunity to set out on a literary adventure through South Eastern Europe and the turbulent history of the Balkans. More ...

          Culture of Remembering

          About the project

          At the Goethe Institutes in South Eastern Europe, the culture of remembering has been one of the major focuses of our activities for years. We are committed to the idea that the key to European integration is to overcome ethnic, religious and nationalist tensions, as well as to explore conflicting memories – which deserve the same amount of respect as treaties and open borders.More ...

            recorded memories

            Exhibition dates

            Photographs, videos and installations by 23 artists from 11 countries.More ... Copyright: Goethe-Institut Athen
              Herta Müller, Copyright: picture alliance / dpa

              A Literary Experiment

              by Herta Müller

              Poetry about the Balkans by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.More ... Copyright: Herta Müller