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HOUSE OF EUROPE
Lessons for a brave world - Goethe-Institut, the House of Europe programme and Helmut Brandstätter MEP present publication on ukrainian resilience at European Parliament.
YEARLY THEMES 2026
From this summer through next year, the cultural programme at the Goethe-Institut Brussels focuses on questions around democracy, structural transformation and AI.
ANAESTHESIA OF THE HEART
From autumn 2025, Goethe-Institut Brussels will dedicate a transdisciplinary programme to humour as a form of cultural expression. Under the title "Anaesthesia of the Heart", the series explores artistic perspectives on humour in times of social tension.
CULTURE MOVES EUROPE: NEW CALL
The European Commission and the Goethe-Institut are continuing Europe’s largest mobility programme for artists and cultural professionals. The new call for individual mobility runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2026. The programme aims to strengthen cultural exchange in Europe, promote cross-border collaboration, and build sustainable networks among artists and cultural professionals.
GOETHE MEDAL 2025
On August 28, 2025, Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, Chinese linguist Li Yuan, and Belgian writer David Van Reybrouck will be awarded the Goethe Medal in Weimar by the President of the Goethe-Institut, Gesche Joost.
CULTURE MOVES EUROPE CELEBRATION
On 3 April 2025, the European Commission and the Goethe-Institut celebrate three years of Culture Moves Europe at the Royal Flemish Theatre (KVS). The largest EU programme for cultural mobility, which supports 7,000 artists and cultural professionals from 40 countries.
