Photo: Sebastian Bolesch

Conference „Echoes of the South Atlantic“Lexicon for a common world

(15. July 2019) Until the 15th century, the Atlantic Ocean marked a perceptible border. The overcoming set in motion a history of colonization, enslavement, exploitation and migration. The Goethe-Institut's conference "Echoes of the South Atlantic" puts this past in the center of an intercultural discourse.

Photo: André Mailänder

Goethe-Institut RamallahA Wooden Cloud Full of Wishes

(12. July 2019) The sensitivities of a city: The artist Martin Steinert put up his sculpture “wooden cloud” in the West Bank. The Goethe-Institut in Ramallah supported the project. Already, the prevailing wishes of the people can be read in this place.

Foto (detail): © Ulla Brunner

The Death of Artur BraunerLest We Forget

(09. July 2019) On 7 July 2019, the film producer Artur Brauner died in Berlin at the age of 100. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, the president of the Goethe-Institut, recalls Brauner’s unflagging dedication.