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Goethe-Institut im Exil

A Platform and Resonance Space

The Goethe-Institut in Exile offers a platform for displaced, exiled, and migrated artists a place of arrival and continuity for their work. Intended as a space for exchange, critical discourse, and a stage for at-risk cultural practitioners, it addresses the needs of artists from countries where the Goethe-Institut was forced to close its offices due to war and censorship. The programme allows for insights into histories of displacement, limit-experiences, just as well as new beginnings, while showcasing the plurality of artistic expression. It invites efforts to support and connect the vibrant cultural scene within the diaspora.

Two people with headlamps are illuminated with red and green light and forest projections during a music performance. Pure © Ksenia Yanko

About the project

Art thrives on freedom. Since 2022, the Goethe-Institut in Exile has been a platform for at-risk cultural practitioners to share their creations and ideas. Discover more about the project here!

  • A woman with dreadlocks singing into a microphone during a concert.
  • A crowd at a vernissage in an exhibition space decorated with black paper flowers and other works of art.
  • A DJ while playing a set in a darkened room, illuminated by blue lights.
  • Audience members in a cinema, engaged in watching a movie, with the screen illuminating their focused expressions.
  • Black-and-white image of a man at a table, engaged in conversation with a microphone in front of him.
  • A couple dances in a dimly lit theater, their movements reflecting emotion and artistry.

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