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May 25-June 22
Five-Week Courses in May

Five-week intensive blended courses begin in May. These blended courses combine the best of both worlds: intense face-to-face instruction and flexible online German lessons, allowing you to make major progress in a short time.
© Daniel Albanese

June 24-August 29
Summer Courses

Learn German with the pros this summer. We are offering ten-week courses as well as superintensive five-week courses for complete beginners to advanced speakers. Register now and receive a 10% Early Bird discount. Simply use the discount code EARLYJUN19 at checkout by June 3.
© Carl Schenkel

Through May 23
Fighting Mad: German Genre Films from the Margins

Quad Cinema welcomes Dominik Graf and co-programmer Olaf Möller to share a glimpse of the riches of German genre cinema awaiting the curious: from gangster flicks and cop movies to horror films and TV series nuggets to straight-to-video indies, from serious art to full-frontal hokum with heart—it’s all here for your viewing pleasure.
May 23
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize & Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York

Join us for an evening celebrating translation of German literature as the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize and the Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York are awarded.
© Bavaria Film

May 24-June 2
The Films of Dominik Graf

Get to know the work of the least-known modern master of German cinema with this extensive retrospective at Anthology Film Archives.
© Midgard

Through May 31
Midgard: 100 Years of Adjustable Light

Original lamps, patents, letters, and drawings in this exhibition recount the evolution of adjustable lamps from Midgard and other manufacturers, from 1919 to the present.
© Ser Serpas

Through June 2
Ser Serpas: Against Attachment

Against Attachment at Ludlow 38 is the first institutional solo exhibition of the New York- and Zurich-based artist Ser Serpas in the United States. The four newly commissioned sculptures in this exhibition are made of everyday detritus found in close proximity to the gallery space in the Lower East Side.

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May 25-June 22
Five-Week Courses in May

June 24-August 29
Summer Courses

Through May 23
Fighting Mad: German Genre Films from the Margins

May 23
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize & Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York

May 24-June 2
The Films of Dominik Graf

Through May 31
Midgard: 100 Years of Adjustable Light

Through June 2
Ser Serpas: Against Attachment

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German courses

German exams

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Year of German-American Friendship

Ludlow 38

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May 25-June 22 Five-Week Courses in May

June 24-August 29 Summer Courses

Through May 23 Fighting Mad: German Genre Films from the Margins

May 23 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize & Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York

May 24-June 2 The Films of Dominik Graf

Through May 31 Midgard: 100 Years of Adjustable Light

Through June 2 Ser Serpas: Against Attachment

Our Offerings

Year of German-American Friendship

Ludlow 38

eLibrary

May 25-June 22
Five-Week Courses in May

June 24-August 29
Summer Courses

Through May 23
Fighting Mad: German Genre Films from the Margins

May 23
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize & Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York

May 24-June 2
The Films of Dominik Graf

Through May 31
Midgard: 100 Years of Adjustable Light

Through June 2
Ser Serpas: Against Attachment