In Germany, a traditional children’s birthday party includes Topfschlagen, literally ‘hitting the pot’, and egg-and-spoon and sack races. Jonas is looking forward to playing the classic games and a delicious birthday feast to celebrate turning four. 

Graphic designer Sascha Lobe works for global brands and cultural institutions. Adidas and Bauhaus are among his clients. In the interview, he describes how communication design has changed – and which projects he finds particularly exciting. 

With the series "Museum Conversations" the Goethe-Institutes offer spaces for international academics, museum experts and curators to discuss the future of African museums from a postcolonial perspective. On the 22nd and 23rd of October 2018 in Kinshasa, future exhibition forms have been discussed. We interviewed the curator Nontobeko Ntombela about the position of African museums for the social-political discourse.
 

Germany is celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage, but political power is still unevenly distributed. In terms of numbers, women have never been equally represented in any German Bundestag. Initiatives like the Helene Weber Kolleg are pushing for change. 

Museums and galleries are not only important in safeguarding the historical, cultural, scientific or artistic artefacts; they are intrinsic in preserving heritage and pieces of history for future generations, while contributing to the arts and cultural development of society by also reflecting the zeitgeist.

“Welcome to Africa’s Future” were the words welcoming participants from 15 African countries to a workshop at the Goethe-Institut in Addis Abeba. The goal of the week: developing a game together. The focus was on the question of how to actively anticipate the transformation of African megacities. 

The progressive digitization of work and production calls for new paths in dual education. Curricula should be updated and additional qualifications offered for trainees.

Minimalist design, simplicity and efficiency – how the Bauhaus aimed to change the way we live.

In dance migration is not a phenomenon confined to modern times. Artists were and still are “travelling people”. And in many cases this professional mobility is neither voluntarily nor casually chosen as a working basis.

Museums are courting children and young people as the clients of tomorrow by offering innovative learning environments where they can interact with art.