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Focus
100 Years of Bauhaus

The Bauhaus Design School was founded 100 years ago by Walter Gropius. Our dossier is dedicated to the revolutionary influence of the Bauhaus on art, architecture and design in the 20th century to the present day.
graphic: chezweitz

Queer as German Folk

History and Present of the Queer Movement

Exhibition in Montreal from July 11 at Never Apart
© Kashink, Photo: Aim Kré

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Queer As Artsy Folk

New series in our blog #artbits: Queer streer art
© Goethe-Institut | Illustration: DOON 東

Music from Germany
Popcast

In our September Popcast, moderator David Creedon presents new songs by Rocko Schamoni, Burnt Friedman and others.

German Language

Culture

World Heritage BauhausExperimental space of modernity

Bauhaus building Dessau | Walter Gropius | 1925-26 Photo (detail): Tadashi Okochi © Pen Magazine, 2010, Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau Scarcely any other art school achieved such comprehensive world renown in 20th-century art, architecture and design as the Bauhaus, founded by Walter Gropius in 1919.

2019 German Comic Scene A fun take on history; a deep dive into the present

Anyone who can’t get enough of the hit TV series “Babylon Berlin” can also enjoy Volker Kutscher’s version of 1920s Berlin in comic format. Photo (detail): © Arne Jysch / Carlsen Verlag The number of new comic books published in Germany is rising – in large part thanks to a number of young artists jumping directly from the art academy straight into the book market. They are exploring everything from current socio-political topics to important historical figures.

Joy Alpuerto Ritter and Lukas Steltner Wiederkehr

Joy Ritter, Lukas Steltner © David Azurzo The celebrated Berlin-based dancer and choreographer Joy Alpuerto Ritter has been selected for the annual Goethe-Institut Montréal/Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique two-month choreographic residency, beginning in September 2019.

Projects

FocusGraphic Novels from Germany

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Youth exchange project« Our Digital Future, c'est ICI »

A new platform for young adults that offers a local and global exchange that addresses our digital future in a holistic and positive way, and focuses on identifying the principles, processes and decisions that will lead to the most inclusive digital societies.