Of Tongues & Voices

Explore the rich tapestry of Nigerian languages at the 'Of Tongues & Voices'! Immerse yourself in oral traditions, orthographies, and the linguistic diversity of Nigeria's 520+ languages.

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Events

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Themen

Was uns bewegt

Books in the hands of ordinary people
Photo Documentary

Goethe-Institut’s Library on the Go, in collaboration with Hassan Abiodun, a Lagos based
photographer, is a photo series which celebrates the under-acknowledged readers of Lagos.
These are not big scholars, or professors, or business magnates or even renowned book
critics.

Library on the go ©Goethe-Institut Nigeria/by Georges Gambadatoun

Kultursymposium Weimar
Trust for an inclusive Nigeria

For this year's Kultursymposium <<A Matter of Trust>>, we performed the play, "The Gods Are Strange" by Bukola Ayinde, in two communities here in Nigeria, namely the Corona Secondary School in Agbara and in Jos at the Jardin reading garden.

TRUST FOR AN INCLUSIVE NIGERIA © Goethe-Institut Nigeria/by Victor Asowata

2023-2025
Connecting the Dots

The "Connecting the Dots" project (2023-2025) aims at facilitating community engagement with public museums in Nigeria through the establishment of a young scholars museum fellowship program and a youth education program. It is implemented by the Goethe-Institut Nigeria together with The Ford Foundation. Up to six Nigerian museums will participate in the program over a period of two years.

Connecting the dots © British Museum

Library

Diverse. Open to all.

In the library you will find a selection of media in English and German: books, magazines, films, music and games.
Get inspired, find out about current themes, and get to know more about Germany.
 

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Lending

Reference use of the library is free of charge. To borrow books and other media a valid library card is needed.

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