Audio Arts Festival | June 4-5

Sound Scene 2022: Trust | Dorit Chrysler, Leigh Davis

On Saturday, June 4, thereminist and composer Dorit Chrysler will engage with Yoko Ono's "Wish Tree" installation in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden. On Sunday, June 5, Public Interest Design Lab 2021 fellow Leigh Davis will join the Threshold Choir for a community singing experience that invites audiences to participate. 

Dual Exhibition Opening | Wednesday, June 15, 6:30pm

"Rams: A Look Back and Ahead" & "Savor the Flavor"

On Wednesday, June 15, two exhibitions will open in the Goethe-Institut Washington: the traveling design exhibition Dieter Rams: A Look Back and Ahead, and the photo exhibition Savor the Flavor.

Starts 18 - 28 June 2022 | In-person and Online

Summer Courses in DC and online

Registration is now in progress for summer German courses in-person at the Goethe-Institut Washington and online. Use promo-code !June2022 and save 10% at check-out (case-sensitive and valid thru 6/23 only).

10-17 July 2022 | Santa Clara, CA

German Summercamp 2022

Do you find it exciting to work on innovative, artistic projects with other young people to shape the future of tomorrow ? If so, our AI - Art & Innovation Summer Camp is perfect for you!

Hannah Arendt: Between Worlds #5

"Rights" with Stephanie DeGooyer

Hannah Arendt was a stateless refugee for nearly 20 years of her life. In this episode, host Samantha Rose Hill talks with Professor Stephanie DeGooyer about Arendt’s phrase “the right to have rights,” and what it means to be a citizen in the world today.

THE BIG PONDER #37

Street Names

Why is a Nazi resistance fighter famous in Brazil yet unheard of in Germany? How did an African American musician become a hero in East Germany? Dina Elsayed finds the answers to these questions and more while uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s unusual street names.