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Science Film Festival 2023: Reimagine, Recreate, Restore

In 2023, the Science Film Festival is the official supporting partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The theme is a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world.

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Library

Open to all

Our vibrant library now has a felicitous children’s corner, a capacious media center, a rich collection of German and a selected curation of English and Tamil media: Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Films, Music and Games. For kids and adults alike, we have a plethora of activities.

Lending Service

The library is open to the public and in-house access to books and media is free. To borrow media, a membership is mandatory.

Lending

Onleihe

Onleihe is the Goethe-Institut’s 24/7 digital library with more than 35,000 German language e-materials.

Onleihe: German Digital Library

Bustle Time @ Library

We organize regular activities at our library for all age groups.

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About us

Cultural cooperation

We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation.

Themes

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SHARED TIDES

A residency program for lens-based artists and photographers from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka intending to work with local resources to research and develop cross cultural bodies of work on shared histories, cultures and environments.

Freedom

Commemorating 75 years of India's independence with 75 contributions, Freedom brings together artists, authors and thinkers from India and Germany to explore what freedom means to individuals and societies in a modern democracy.

THE INFINITE LIBRARY

The Infinite Library is a travelling installation that uses VR and other media to reimagine the future of libraries as interactive spaces that engage visitors through multisensory forms of storytelling. It seeks to embed human stories within a much grander narrative, one which includes the birth of our planet and the evolution of all life forms.