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December 3-13
December Superintensive Courses

Ready to take on a new challenge this December? Dreaming of going abroad, making new friends, or just satisfying your curiosity? Join us for one of our superintensive German courses. We offer classes for adults and young learners from complete beginners to fluent speakers.
© DEFA-Stiftung Klaus-Dieter Schwarz

November 15
Trace of Stones

Arguably the most important DEFA film of the 1960s, Trace of Stones was censored and shelved by East German officials for 25 years following its release.
© Olad Aden

November 16
10 Years of BronxBerlinConnection

Join BronxBerlinConnection alumni, hip hop artists and activists for social justice for a night of live performances as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program!
© Yazan Khalili, Robbery in Area A (2013-2016), video still

Through November 25
Jonas Staal/Yazan Khalili: State Traps

Positioning censorship as intrinsic to the freedom of speech, in this exhibition at Ludlow 38, Staal and Khalili expose in their work the limits and falsity of a human right often perceived as the pillar of democracy.
© Helke Steinweg

November 27-29
Esther Kinsky at the New Literature from Europe Festival

New York City’s top European literary event, hosted at Instituto Cervantes, will bring leading and emerging voices from 14 countries in dialogue with some of today’s foremost authors, editors and translators. The Goethe-Institut's guest this year is acclaimed German writer Esther Kinsky.
© Daniel Albanese

Through November 30
Riverside Drive Revisited: Uwe Johnson's New York

On the occasion of the first complete translation of Uwe Johnson’s magnum opus Anniversaries, we're presenting a series of film screenings and an installation in our public space that is on view through the end of November.

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Ludlow 38

MINI/Goethe-Institut Curatorial Residencies Ludlow 38 is the Goethe-Institut New York’s contemporary art space on the Lower East Side.

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December 3-13
December Superintensive Courses

November 15
Trace of Stones

November 16
10 Years of BronxBerlinConnection

Through November 25
Jonas Staal/Yazan Khalili: State Traps

November 27-29
Esther Kinsky at the New Literature from Europe Festival

Through November 30
Riverside Drive Revisited: Uwe Johnson's New York

Our Offerings

German courses

German exams

Library

About us

Year of German-American Friendship

Ludlow 38

eLibrary

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December 3-13 December Superintensive Courses

November 15 Trace of Stones

November 16 10 Years of BronxBerlinConnection

Through November 25 Jonas Staal/Yazan Khalili: State Traps

November 27-29 Esther Kinsky at the New Literature from Europe Festival

Through November 30 Riverside Drive Revisited: Uwe Johnson's New York

Our Offerings

Year of German-American Friendship

Ludlow 38

eLibrary

December 3-13
December Superintensive Courses

November 15
Trace of Stones

November 16
10 Years of BronxBerlinConnection

Through November 25
Jonas Staal/Yazan Khalili: State Traps

November 27-29
Esther Kinsky at the New Literature from Europe Festival

Through November 30
Riverside Drive Revisited: Uwe Johnson's New York