Goethe-Institut Kanada

Harbor Stories

Their seas may be the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic, yet they are united by a shared love of their home harbors. Individuals from nine countries share stories that reveal what binds them to the harbors they call home. Read about storms, lugworms, colourful cargo containers and banana boats – stories of homecoming and departure from Egypt, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Yemen, Canada, Kenya, Colombia and Libya. Happy reading!

Halifax Harbour © Shutterstock

Learn German

Our experience for your success

Sitzende Menschengruppe mit mobilen Endgeräten Foto: Getty Images

The Goethe-Institut brings the German language to the world. We offer German courses and German exams in over 90 countries.

The right solution for every need
German courses for all levels
Internationally recognised language certificates

Events

Experience culture

Events

Camp Go Goethe !

Looking for an exciting and educational PA-Day Camp? Look no further: Camp Go Goethe! is a German language and culture day camp hosted by the Goethe-Institut Toronto.

Go Goethe Camp

Media Lounge

Diverse. Open to all.

In the library you will find a selection of media in German and in translation: books, magazines, films, music and games. Get inspired, find out about current topics and trends, and get to know Germany.

Opening hours

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu:	10 am - 4 pm *Custom appointments after prior registration

Lending

The use of books and media in the library is free of charge and accessable for everyone. For borrowing you need a library card.

Lending books and media

Onleihe

The Onleihe is a digital service of the Media Lounge of the Goethe-Institut Canada that allows you to borrow digital media.

Lending of online books and media

Discover the library

Media Lounge Toronto © Calvin Thomas

Onleihe

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). More than 23,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.

« Onleihe » : la bibliothèque numérique Illustration: Maria Tran Larsen © Goethe-Institut

Priorities and Projects

Hannah Arendt
Thinking is Dangerous

The dossier about Hannah Arendt’s conception of thinking explores this aspect of her work and life through art, dialogue, performance, play, music, and silence.

Hannah Arendt - Thinking is Dangerous

Residency Chain & Web dossier
The Right To Be Cold¹ – Circumpolar Perspectives

The focus of this transdisciplinary cross-border project lies on the so-called Arctic and Boreal region; implying issues concerning indigenous knowledges, ecology, climate justice, and culture is central to the initiative.

documenta15
Community(ies)

From June 18 - September 25, 2022, the fifteenth edition of documenta took place in Kassel. The Goethe-Institut Canada has taken this as an opportunity to invite a group of curators from Canada to Kassel to enable them to exchange ideas with international and local curators.