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Thu, 22.06.2017, 6 PMWithout a Trace

Without A Trace seeks to interrogate the place of the common citizen, working class, street families, PEV victims, and the place of artists and creatives in the position of influencing policy, the position of their social commentary and how it is treated, captured and documented and the value attached to it.
© Goethe-Institut / Bernhard Ludewig
Job OpportunityAssistant Cultural Programme Department

Apply now for this job opportunity as assistant in our cultural programme department! This is your chance to make a difference in Kenya's art and music scene.
© Lerato Maduna
23.-25.6.2017New Dimensions

New Dimensions, produced by Electric South and the Goethe-Institut, present a selection of Virtual Reality (VR) productions from Kenya, Senegal and Ghana.

German LanguageOpportunities for students and teachers of German

Practise German free of charge

Practise German free of charge with our varied selection of online exercises and in the community

MagazineNews from culture and society in Germany and Kenya

Illustration Webprojekt Global Control and Censorship

Internet Security
Your Toaster’s Double Life

How can we navigate the internet without leaving a trail? Why do we distinguish between black-hat and white-hat hackers? And what exactly are crypto wars? Questions on data privacy and security in the internet often sound complicated. But many of them are answered very simply. [more …]

German artist Anne Imhof won the Golden Lion for “best national participation” at the Venice Biennale 2017 for her performative work at the German Pavilion

Photo (detail): © dpa; picture alliance / Felix Hörhager/dpa

Venice Biennale
Radical and brutal

Germany stands out at this year’s Venice Art Biennale, winning two Golden Lions. Opinions differ regarding the German Pavilion, however. [more …]

Women in Politics
Udada na Siasa

Three women, three countries, three perspectives: Martha Karua, Marie Juchacz and Segolene Royal are political icons in Kenya, Germany, and France. What do their stories tell us about the women in politics? [more …]

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Kenya

Photo Stories

Photographers give unique insights into the Kenyan and German society.

Colonial Continuities

Many African coutries have celebrated their 50th aniversary of independence in recent years. But what about different areas of society? How far did decolonisation go? Where can we still find colonial traces within North-South relationships, within our cities as well as within our thinking?

Meet our Guests

The Goethe-Institut Kenya is very keen on bringing people together. We like to invite artists, musicians or academics to Nairobi and bring them together with local artists, musicians or academics. This dossier wants to take record of these visits in a unique way. We introduce our guests through asking them all the same five questions.

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Thu, 22.06.2017, 6 PMWithout a Trace

Job OpportunityAssistant Cultural Programme Department

23.-25.6.2017New Dimensions

German LanguageOpportunities for students and teachers of German

German courses

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Teaching German

Practise German free of charge

MagazineNews from culture and society in Germany and Kenya