Culture
Our funding programmes
Expertise and Commitment
Libraries
The libraries of the Goethe-Institut are public places for exchange and encounter. Around 800,000 analogue and digital media convey an up-to-date image of Germany.
Visual Arts
Exhibitions, discussions, workshops – numerous activities of the Goethe-Institut help people all over the globe to come into contact and engage with contemporary art from Germany.
Education and Knowledge
The Goethe-Institut is committed to education and social discourse. We provide platforms for artists, academics and journalists.
Film, Television, Radio
A stage for German film – the Goethe-Institut shows outstanding German films and TV productions and supports innovative radio projects.
Literature
Translation grants, readings, workshops and residency offers – the Goethe-Institut expands international literary dialogue. We strengthen local literary scenes and book markets.
Music
Our mission: to convey an image of the varied musical life in Germany and to initiate the exchange between artists at home and abroad. This applies to professionals, young people and amateurs.
Dance and Theatre
We offer international and German theatre and dance professionals exchange, encounters and debates in the field of performing arts.
Zeitgeister
The International Culture Magazine
Which topics and discourses are we dealing with worldwide? The online magazine Zeitgeister provides a platform for exchange for experts, artists and authors. We publish local and global perspectives – on postcolonialism, sustainability, post-digital cultures, feminism and current affairs.
