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Worth LivingLiving between town and country

How do we want to live? In view of skyrocketing rents and property prices in cities worldwide, this is not so easy to answer. Ideas from the past, present and for the future help with solutions.

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“The relationships are clearer in German”

Isabel Fargo Cole was nominated for the 2018 Leipzig Book Fair Prize for her debut novel “Die grüne Grenze” (the Green Frontier). US-born Cole wrote her novel in German, and here she shares her thoughts about writing in a foreign language. [more …]

Michael Thielen is Karl Marx double in Trier. He sits in the garden of the Karl Marx House.

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Anniversary200 years Karl Marx

Karl Marx celebrates his 200th birthday in 2018. To celebrate this anniversary, we have put together a topic dossier with playlist, photo essay, video art and a self-test: Find out how much Marx is in you.

Germany and the worldWorldwide projects of the Goethe-Institut

Marx in the Humboldt-MagazineDiversified reception and discussion

The Humboldt Magazine presents opposing views and positions on various topics from Germany and South America and promotes a rich discourse. In the current issue of the Humboldt Magazine, the Goethe-Institut Brazil focuses on the German philosopher and social theorist Karl Marx on the occasion of his 200th birthday.

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Museum of the FutureRedefining public spaces

What is the role of the museum in the society today? How can it be conceived as an institution to serve the citizenry? In its project “Museum of the Future” the Goethe-Institut India invites academics, museum professionals and other experts from Germany and India to discuss the new role of the museum.

Public SpaceStages of Diversity and Ideas

What are the requirements for public spaces? What are the dangers and challenges facing public spaces in our cities? On the occasion of the founding anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the Goethe-Institut Estonia pays special attention to these questions.

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Scene GermanyNews from culture and society in Germany

Worth LivingLiving between town and country

Language and literature
“The relationships are clearer in German”

Anniversary200 years Karl Marx

Germany and the worldWorldwide projects of the Goethe-Institut

Marx in the Humboldt-MagazineDiversified reception and discussion

Museum of the FutureRedefining public spaces

Public SpaceStages of Diversity and Ideas

Quick access:

Performing ArchitectureWhen a movement loses its meaning

Opening: Goethe-Institut Myanmar For a civil society in which everyone has a place

HeirloomsThe story of the sugar cube

Worth LivingLiving between town and country

Language and literature“The relationships are clearer in German”

Anniversary200 years Karl Marx

Marx in the Humboldt-MagazineDiversified reception and discussion

Museum of the FutureRedefining public spaces

Public SpaceStages of Diversity and Ideas

Language and literature
“The relationships are clearer in German”