Head Office Munich
Contact and directions
Photo: Goethe-Institut/Christian Ettl
The Goethe-Institut head office is based in Munich. The main entrance is located at Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18. Car parks within walking distance can be found at Salvatorplatz 3 and Max-Joseph-Platz 4.
Parking for visitors with reduced mobility
There are a few parking spaces directly in front of the building.
You can also use the Siemens AG underground carpark (Jägerstraße 5). Please speak with your contact at the Goethe-Institut or, on arrival, with the reception staff at the entrance on Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18. The carpark is connected with the Goethe-Institut underground. A stair lift located there can be operated with a EURO key, which can also be borrowed from the reception staff at Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18.
Directions
From the airportPlease take the train S8 (towards “Weßling”). Get off at “Marienplatz”, then take the underground line U3 (towards “Moosach”) and get off at “Odeonsplatz”.
Additional route: Please take the train S1 (towards “München Ost”), get off at “Karlsplatz/Stachus”, then take the underground line U4 (direction “Arabellapark”) and get off at “Odeonsplatz”.
From central station
Please take the underground lines U5 (towards “Neuperlach Süd”) or U4 (towards “Arabellapark”), get off at “Odeonsplatz”.
Alternatively, if you would like to go by bus, please take the bus line 100 leaving from “Hauptbahnhof Nord” (towards “Ostbahnhof”) or the bus line 58 (towards “Hauptbahnhof Süd”), both leaving from the stop “Hauptbahnhof Nord”, and get off at “Oskar-von-Miller-Ring”.
From other directions
From Munich east station, please take the underground line U5 (towards “Laimer Platz”) and get off at “Odeonsplatz”.
MVV-Journey Planner
Barrier-free arrival by public transport
The MVV offers detailed information about barrier-free travel here:
MVV without barriers (mvg.de)
Locations of the lifts and escalators at the Odeonsplatz U-Bahn stop can be found here:
MVG zoom – Odeonsplatz (mvg-zoom.de)
Barrier-free air travel
If you are arriving by air, you can find information about the services at Munich Airport here:
Accessible Travel – Munich Airport (munich-airport.de)
Information for visitors with restricted mobility spending time in the building
Access to the building from the reception area on Oskar-von-Miller-Ring is barrier-free. You can also use the staff entrance on the south side of the building (Jägerstraße). The entrance is 90 cm wide. Lowered kerbs are located in front and diagonally opposite of the entrance to the Siemens underground car park.
There is a designated accessible WC on the ground floor. Please also ask your contact person at the Goethe-Institut for more information.
Head Office Contacts
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz
Assistant to the President:
Hannah Cuvalo
hannah.cuvalo@goethe.de
Tel.: +49 89 15921-220
Assistant to the President:
Hannah Cuvalo
hannah.cuvalo@goethe.de
Tel.: +49 89 15921-220
Secretary General:
Johannes Ebert
Phone: +49 89 15921-224
info@goethe.de
Executive Director:
Rainer Pollack
Phone: +49 89 15921-379
info@goethe.de
Assistant to the Secretary General:
Katharina Gasser
Phone: +49 89 15921 922
Assistant to the Executive Director:
Alexandra Metzen
Phone: +49 89 15921 312
Johannes Ebert
Phone: +49 89 15921-224
info@goethe.de
Executive Director:
Rainer Pollack
Phone: +49 89 15921-379
info@goethe.de
Assistant to the Secretary General:
Katharina Gasser
Phone: +49 89 15921 922
Assistant to the Executive Director:
Alexandra Metzen
Phone: +49 89 15921 312
INTERNAL AUDIT
Head: Stephan ZellnerPhone: + 49 89 15921-766
stephan.zellner@goethe.de
Cooperation and Third-Party Funding
Head: Dr. Wenzel BilgerPhone.: +49 89 15921-939
wenzel.bilger@goethe.de
Marketing and Sales Staff Division
Head: Birgit WeckerlePhone: +49 89 15921-890
Weckerle@goethe.de
Communications Staff Division
Head/Press officer: Dr. Jessica Kraatz MagriPhone: +49 89 15921-249
Jessica.KraatzMagri@goethe.de
Capital Office Berlin
Press officer: Viola Noll
Phone +49 30 25906-471
Noll@goethe.de
Strategy and Evaluation Staff Department
Head:Rebecca Cordes
Tel. +4989 15921-610
Rebecca.Cordes@Goethe.de
Overall Strategy
Daniel Stoevesandt
Tel. +4989 15921 193
Daniel.Stoevesandt@goethe.de
Organizational Change and Development
Karen Langer
Phone: +49 89 15921-280
Karen.Langer@goethe.de
Strategic Steering and Organizational Planning Process
Susan Counsell
Phone: +49 89 15921-475
susan.cousell@goethe.de
Reporting
Katharina Puppe
Tel. +4989 15921 823
Katharina.Puppe@goethe.de
Evaluation and Quality Management
Lena Peichl
Phone: +49 89 15921-828
Lena.Peichl@goethe.de
Risk- and Integrity Management, Safety and Security
Karlheinz Wiedemann
Phone: +49 89 15921 381
Karlheinz.Wiedemann@goethe.de
Information Department
Head: Jakob RacekPhone: +49 89 15921-027
jakob.racek@goethe.de
Libraries Division
Head: Stefanie Kastner
Phone: +49 89 15921-274
Stefanie.Kastner@goethe.de
Internet Division
Head: Nico Sandfuchs
Phone: +49 89 15921-494
nico.sandfuchs@goethe.de
Visitors' Service Division
Head: Susanne Sporrer
Phone: +49 30 25906-433
susanne.sporrer@goethe.de
Culture Department
Head: Dr. Wolf IroPhone: +49 89 15921-685
Wolf.Iro@goethe.de
Division Cultural Education and Discourse
Head: Thomas Lier
Phone: +49 89 15921-778
Thomas.Lier@goethe.de
Literature and Translation Promotion Division
Head: Claudia Amthor-Croft
Phone: +49 89 15921-287
Claudia.Amthor-Croft@goethe.de
Film, Television and Radio Division
Head: Marina May
Phone: +49 89 15921-156
Marina.May@goethe.de
Theatre and Dance Division
Head: Manfred Stoffl
Phone: +49 89 15921-134
Manfred.stoffl@goethe.de
Visual Arts Division
Head: Markus Wernhard
Phone: +49 89 15921-215
Markus.Wernhard@goethe.de
Music Division
Head: Dr. Reimar Volker
Phone: +49 89 15921-506
reimar.volker@goethe.de
Language Department
Head: Dr. Christoph VeldhuesPhone: +49 89 15921-427
Christoph.Veldhues@goethe.de
Exams
Head: Mareike Steinberger
Phone: +49 89 15921-745
Mareike.Steinberger@goethe.de
Language courses
Head: Anke Kleinschmidt
Phone: +49 89 15921-779
Anke.Kleinschmidt@goethe.de
Language teaching / DLL
Head: Jan Sprenger
Tel.: +49 89 15921-885
jan.sprenger@goethe.de
Educational policy
Head: Verena Sommerfeld
Phone: +49-89-15921-469
verena.sommerfeld@goethe.de
Educational networks
Head: Christoph Mohr
Phone: +49 89 15921-426
Christoph.Mohr@goethe.de
Human Resources Department
Head: Sabine HärtelPhone: +49 89 15921-484
Sabine.Haertel@goethe.de
HR Strategy
Head: Tino Höfler
Phone: +49 89 15921-492
Tino.Hoefler@goethe.de
HR Management
Head: Karin Benkelmann-Zhang
Phone: +49 89 15921-299
karin.benkelmann-zhang@goethe.de
HR Service
Head: Michaela Haas
Phone: +49 89 15921-386
Michaela.Haas@goethe.de
Financial Department
Head: Thomas AlbertPhone: +49 89 15921-018
thomas.albert@goethe.de
Financial Controlling Division
Head: Bernward Brügge
Phone: +49 89 15921-366
Bruegge@goethe.de
Financial Accounting Division
Head: Ludwig Eglmeier
Phone: +49 89 15921-135
Ludwig.Eglmeier@goethe.de
Budgetary Management
Head: Eva-Maria Stockburger
Tel.: +49 89 15921-821
Eva-Maria.Stockburger@goethe.de
Accounting and Annual Financial Statement
Head: Ines Jahn
Tel.: +49 89 15921-694
ines.jahn@goethe.de
Central Services Department
Head: Ulrich LindnerPhone: +49 89 15921-302
Ulrich.Lindner@goethe.de
Information Technology Division
Head: Stefan Spitzenpfeil
Phone: +49 89 15921-441
Spitzenpfeil@goethe.de
Properties Division
Head: Stephanie Wymer
Tel.: +49 89 15921-303
Stephanie.Wymer@goethe.de
Internal Services, Purchasing and Logistics Division
Head: Marcel Ott
Phone: +49 89 15921-550
Ott@goethe.de
Travel and Tour Organization Division
Head: Barbara Luderer
Phone: +49 89 15921-230
barbara.luderer@goethe.de
Law Division
Head: Dr. Renate Vondenhoff-Mertens
Tel.: +49 89 15921-519
Renate.Vondenhoff-Mertens@goethe.de
General Works Council (GBR)
Chair: Martina Schäfer
Phone: +49 761 38671-33
martina.schaefer@goethe.de
Works Council "Abroad and Head Office Munich"
Chair: Michael Strauch
Phone: +49 89 15921-697
Betriebsrat.Strauch@goethe.de
European Works Council (EBR)
Chair: Christine Beumler
Phone +49 30-25906-3
Beumler@goethe.de
Local Staff Commission
Office: Andrea Weber
Phone: +49 89 15921-465
OKKGeschaeftsstelle@goethe.de
Anti Corruption Officer
Karlheinz Wiedemann
Tel.: +49 89 15921 381
Karlheinz.Wiedemann@goethe.de
Disabilities Officer
Natalie Djurovics
Phone: +49 89 15921-464
sbv.djurovic@goethe.de
Equal Opportunities Officer
Susanne Niemann
Phone: +49 89 15921-239
Niemann@goethe.de
Chair: Martina Schäfer
Phone: +49 761 38671-33
martina.schaefer@goethe.de
Works Council "Abroad and Head Office Munich"
Chair: Michael Strauch
Phone: +49 89 15921-697
Betriebsrat.Strauch@goethe.de
European Works Council (EBR)
Chair: Christine Beumler
Phone +49 30-25906-3
Beumler@goethe.de
Local Staff Commission
Office: Andrea Weber
Phone: +49 89 15921-465
OKKGeschaeftsstelle@goethe.de
Anti Corruption Officer
Karlheinz Wiedemann
Tel.: +49 89 15921 381
Karlheinz.Wiedemann@goethe.de
Disabilities Officer
Natalie Djurovics
Phone: +49 89 15921-464
sbv.djurovic@goethe.de
Equal Opportunities Officer
Susanne Niemann
Phone: +49 89 15921-239
Niemann@goethe.de