Special Event | Wednesday, November 6, 3:00 pm

Goethe Moves to The Liz - Grand Opening Celebration!

The Goethe-Institut Washington is moving! Join us on November 6th for an all-day celebration of our new home in The Liz. Starting at 3:00 pm, we will open our doors at 1377 R St NW with a party and open house featuring educational and cultural programming available to everyone in the community. With snacks and refreshments throughout the day, we welcome you to celebrate with us, find out about our programs, enjoy a pretzel or two, and dance the night away.

Film | Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 pm

Films Across Borders: Bagdad Café (Out of Rosenheim) (1987), dir. Percy Adlon

Our Wednesday screening of Fitzcarraldo for Films Across Borders: Stories of Water was a blast (or a splash, rather)! Join us next Wednesday for the second film contribution to this year's series: Percy Adlon's Bagdad Café (Out of Rosenheim). After a substantial domestic dispute during a cross-country road trip, uptight Bavarian housewife Jasmin stays behind alone in the Mojave Desert with her husband’s suitcase. She ends up in the one-horse town of Bagdad, its skyline populated only with a single water tower and a motel that mostly serves drifters and truckers. Brenda, an overwhelmed and woman who has just been abandoned by her own husband, is in charge there. Initially a subject of distrust and scrutiny from Brenda, Jasmin slowly befriends the eccentric residents of Bagdad and wins Brenda over by befriending her children. Together, the women form an unlikely friendship and bring the rest stop back to life.

Artist Talk | Wednesday, October 23, 6:00 PM

NORMCORE: Artist Talk with Sasha Appelhoff and Lena von Goedeke

Transformer DC, the American University Department of Art, the Year of German-American Friendship, and the Goethe-Institut Washington present an artist talk with Berlin artists Sascha Appelhoff and Lena von Goedeke, moderated by Andy Holtin, Associate Professor of Art at American University. NORMCORE is part of Transformer’s 2019 artistic partnership with Germany, and is presented in conjunction with Transformer's 16th Annual Silent Auction and Benefit Party, whose Diplomatic Chair this year is the German Ambassador Emily Haber.

Panel Discussion | Friday, October 25, 5:00 pm

Nazi-Era Provenance Research: The Importance of Transnational Exchange

The German/American Provenance Research Exchange Program (PREP) brings together, for the first time, museum professionals from both sides of the Atlantic who specialize in World War II-era provenance projects for a three-year, systematic exchange. The program expands and elaborates on the methods and practices with which both countries have thus far approached the issues pertaining to Holocaust-era art looting.

This panel discussion will reflect on the historical development of Holocaust-era provenance research in museums and research institutions over the past 20 years, from challenging beginnings to present-day accomplishments. German and American experts will compare and contrast approaches to this work; consider how access to research resources and to provenance online have been supported and sustained in our institutions; and explore the vital role of transnational exchange. More broadly, they will discuss the civic role museums play, and how historical, political, and legal contexts impact this work.

New Five-Week Intensive Courses Starting Soon

Registration is currently ongoing for additional five-week intensive courses at many levels for adults beginning the week of 14 October. Enter promo-code October2019 at check-out  and save 10% (case sensitive; offers may not be combined; code valid thru 10/11/2019).
 

Wiesn in a Box in Takoma Park

WIESN IN A BOX will be just outside DC in Takoma Park during weekends in October! Visit them any Saturday or Sunday this month from 12 - 8 PM at The Girl and the Vine, located at 7071 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland!