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Das Brandenburger Tor 1961/2015, montage

Photo (detail): © pa-picture alliance | © A. Ehrlicher, B. Rehmann

30 Years Fall of the Wall
Ghosts of the Past

On 3 October 1990 the reunification of Germany brought four decades of division to an end. Since then Germany has changed, especially the former city of the Wall, Berlin. In images of today goethe.de recalls the story of yesterday.

From no man’s land to a new habitat: a 1,400 kilometre-long nature preserve was created on the former border between East and West Germany.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB/Peter Gercke/

The German-German border
“A place of remembrance and hope”

The border that once divided the two Germanys - the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic – has been transformed into the German Green Belt. The biotope provides a new home for flora and fauna while testifying to its conflict-laden history.

Many people forced to flee to Germany are politically, socially or artistically active there. One of them is Thabet Azzawi, a musician from Syria.

Photo (detail): © Robert Michael

Living in Exile in Germany
“You have to get out there and actively support democratic values”

In Germany, antagonism towards refugees seems to be on the rise and the far-right is exploiting the issue of migration to further their agenda. But what is it like for those directly affected? What is it is really like to live in exile in Germany?

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Cyprus

Photos © Axel Liebick (Gerd Adloff), Mehmet Nevzat Erdogan (Senem Gökel), Stefan Loeber (Max Czollek), Susanne Schleyer (Kerstin Hensel), Annie Michaelides (Lily Michaelides), Aysel Özkan (Achim Wagner) & promo.

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Trilingual Poetry Translation Workshop greek / turkish / german

Photo (detail): Lelikron, Dessau Bauhaus neu, CC BY-SA 3.0

Bauhaus Open House

On its 100th birthday the Goethe-Institut along with its partners, experts and interested visitors embark upon a search for its traces and ask questions about its influence.

Photo: Goethe-Institut/Karin Varga

Womanhood

Womanhood brings to the stage a group of theatre-loving amateurs, following a series of workshops with Marios Ioannou. Together, they put a magnifying glass on some of the parts that comprise women's immense worlds.

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CultureNews from culture and society in Germany and Cyprus

30 Years Fall of the Wall
Ghosts of the Past

The German-German border
“A place of remembrance and hope”

Living in Exile in Germany
“You have to get out there and actively support democratic values”

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Cyprus

Crossing

Bauhaus Open House

Womanhood

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ConsultationAn informative evening for parents and students

In the framework of the "Weeks of the German Language"Berlinale Selection 2019

30 Years Fall of the Wall Ghosts of the Past

The German-German border “A place of remembrance and hope”

Living in Exile in Germany “You have to get out there and actively support democratic values”

Crossing

Bauhaus Open House

Womanhood

30 Years Fall of the Wall
Ghosts of the Past

The German-German border
“A place of remembrance and hope”

Living in Exile in Germany
“You have to get out there and actively support democratic values”