Culture

Goethe-Institut Malaysia 60 © Goethe-Institut Malaysia

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

The cultural programme work of the Goethe-Institut Malaysia is diverse and supports very different forms of artistic expression in the fields of visual arts, theatre, film, dance, literature and music.

Cultural funding

Exchange Programme
Artist in Residence - AIR

The Artist-In-Residence exchange program or AIR aims at supporting and encouraging contemporary visual arts and promoting international exchange.

AIR Frankfurt © BASIS e.V. Frankfurt

Arts funding and residencies

The Goethe-Institut promotes art and culture in a variety of projects in Germany and abroad. You can search by genre, funding type and duration.

© Unsplash/Maick Maciel
Project funding
International Coproduction Fund

With the IKF, we support coproductions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.

© Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora)
Fiction, non-fiction, and books for children and young adults
Translation Grant Program

The Goethe-Institut translation program supports the publication of books by German speaking authors in Indonesian language.

© Goethe-Institut

Cultural exchange

2020 - 2024
Social Films for Social Change

In 2019 the Freedom Film Network and the Goethe-Institut jointly applied and successfully have been awarded a five-year project grant under the European Union which aimes at strengthening the civil society movements in Malaysia.

Tsuji Lam © Goethe-Institut Malaysia
Listen Closely
Sound of X

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

©Razlan Yusof

be part of live culture

events

Events

Experience culture digitally

Tune in
Podcasts Around the World

The Goethe-Institut gets stuck in your ears and opens your eyes. Goethe-Instituts across the globe produce podcasts on different topics and in different languages. Choose from a range of diverse podcasts from around the world. Dive in and have fun listening.

Listen
Current Music from Germany

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Electro: Every month this podcast presents new music from Germany below the radar to adults and young people interested in music. Quality pop made in Germany, also available for download by subscription.

© Goethe-Institut | Illustration: DOON 東
Goethe on Demand
Streaming

We present various online film programmes, film festivals and film series on our streaming platform. After registering, you can watch films from home free of charge.

© Bandenfilm
Onleihe
German Online Library

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library. More than 35,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.

© Goethe-Institut

Language Media Centre

Diverse. Open to all.

Our language media centre is a place for everyone who wants to read, listen to music, watch movies, get inspired and meet people.

For further reading

1962-2022

60 years Goethe-Institut Malaysia
The cultural magazine of the Goethe-Institut

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The Germany Magazine of the Goethe-Institut

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Culture

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

Cultural funding

Exchange Programme
Artist in Residence - AIR

Arts funding and residencies

Project funding
International Coproduction Fund

Fiction, non-fiction, and books for children and young adults
Translation Grant Program

Cultural exchange

2020 - 2024
Social Films for Social Change

Listen Closely
Sound of X

be part of live culture

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