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    COVID-19Current Information

    In light of the current situation, our institutes in the US are closed to the public until further notice. German courses will continue to take place online. Please check your institute’s page under “Locations” for further information.

  • Granny Trude is baking Illustration (detail): Celine Buldun

    Granny TrudeOur daily bread

    Granny Trude bakes her own bread – and she can give you some tips on how to make bread last longer and all the cool things you can do with leftover crusts.
  • Queer as German Folk digital exhibition © Goethe-Institut

    Gender equality and diversity“Queer as German Folk” goes digital

    “Queer as German Folk” has been converted into a compact, digital experience. This new format allows visitors to experience the queer movement from anywhere – furthering the project’s goals of maximum accessibility.

  • Podcasts also provide diverting entertainment on train journeys. Photo (detail): © Adobe

    PodcastsThe Allure of the Auditory Experience

    One in every four Germans listens to podcasts, and in the United States it is one in every two people. What makes the audio programs so popular and who is involved in the German-speaking podcast scene?
  • Colonial Era – Attack on the statue of General Storms in Brussels (Belgium), which reminds of the colonial past Photo (detail): Dursun Aydemir © picture alliance / Anadolu Agency

    Colonial traces in the public spaceAnd the statues really are alive

    What should we do with colonial monuments and traces in the public space? Ever since the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent worldwide demonstrations in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement, the discussion about historic monuments has been rekindled. 

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How does the past take shape? What happens in the process of coming to terms with the past? What social repercussions are associated with the rooting of history in monuments and memorials?

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Digital Kinderuniversity

The Digital Kinderuniversity is a brand new, completely free, and entirely online-based program. Students can learn German while watching fun videos about science experiments.

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How do we innovate and make progress? Our answer: often by mistake. We’re celebrating mistakes and their innovative power in this collection of big and little mistakes in art, language, technology, and society.

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