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The Harz Mountains: A Mountain Range With a Rich History

It does not take long to find famous people who have visited the Harz mountains. After Goethe had visited, Heinrich Heine was also drawn to the mountains. Travelling in the region today involves making a journey through German-German history.More ...
There are consistently fewer bees in Germany. Photo: Alexander Pakhnyushchyy © iStockphoto

Bees buying the farm

Bee experts are facing a curious dilemma: For years now, entire populations of bees have been mysteriously dying off. The reasons are unclear as yet, but they may include climate change and the use of pesticides. Either way, the consequences are potentially disastrous.More ...
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The German Shepherd – Dog With An Ambiguous Public Image

There are few animals that polarise the human world more than the German Shepherd Dog. Is he friend or foe? Dr Jackal or Mr Hound? An apostil from Roger BoyesMore ...

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Discussion
04/04/2012 - 06/22/2012
Lunch Bytes - Digital Art & Culture
With the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington DC
Goethe-Institut Washington and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Discussion
05/30/2012, 12 - 2 pm
Lunch Bytes (3) - The Rise of the Amateur: DIY and Remix Culture
With the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington DC
Goethe-Institut Washington
Listening Event
06/02/2012, 7 - 11 pm
Cycles Circuits Revolutions: The DC Listening Lounge’s Sound Scene
Goethe-Institut Washington
Staged Reading
06/11/2012, 7 pm
Nurkan Erpulat and Jens Hillje: Crazy Blood (Verrücktes Blut)
Zeitgeist: New Playwrights from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Goethe-Institut Washington
Staged Readings
06/11/2012 - 06/28/2012
Zeitgeist: New Playwrights from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
various venues
Staged Reading
06/18/2012, 7 pm
Reto Finger: Cold Country (Kaltes Land)
Zeitgeist: New Playwrights from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Goethe-Institut Washington
Listening Event
06/21/2012, 7 pm
Julie Shapiro – Third Coast Listening Room: The Sounds (and Stories) of Protest
Hear Now!
Goethe-Institut Washington
Discussion
06/22/2012, 8 pm - 12 am
Lunch Bytes (4) - On the Future of the Digital: Beyond Lunch Bytes
With the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington DC
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Staged Reading
06/25/2012, 7 pm
Thomas Arzt: Chirping Hill (Grillenparz)
Zeitgeist: New Playwrights from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Embassy of Austria