Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: available online (closed to the public)
Language Course Operating Hours
We are available Mo-Fr from 10 am - 2 pm. Please send an email to germancourses-usa@goethe.de.
We are closed for the following days:
New Year’s Day
January 01
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20
Washington’s Birthday
February 17
Easter Break
April 18-21
Memorial Day
May 26
Juneteenth
June 19
Independence Day
July 04
Labor Day
September 01
Indigenous People's Day:
October 13
Veterans Day:
November 11
Thanksgiving:
November 27-28
Christmas/Holiday Break:
December 22 - January 9
Directions
The Goethe-Institut is located in the 14th Street Corridor neighborhood of Washington DC, on the corner of 14th Street NW and R Street.
Metrorail:
The Goethe-Insitut is located about a 10-minute walk from U St/African-American Civil War Mermorial/Cardozo station (green and yellow lines). Dupont Circle metro station (red line) can be reached within a 15-minute walk.
Metrobus:
Numerous lines stop within a few blocks of the Goethe-Institut.
Circulator Bus:
14th Street Corridor and U Street, Green line Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan - McPherson Square Metro.
Bikes:
There are public bike racks available on 14th Street, north and south of the Goethe-Institut entrance.
Parking:
The nearest available parking for hire is located on the southwest corner of 14th Street and S Street.