Goethe-Institut USA

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... to the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles. We connect people worldwide. As the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, we promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse in an international context and support the teaching and learning of the German language. Together with our partners we look at global opportunities and challenges and bring different perspectives into a trustful dialogue. We see listening and reflection as keys to good communication. We are committed to the principles of openness, diversity and sustainability. These principles shape our offerings and operations.

View into the Project Space without any people Foto: Iwan Baan / © Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

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The Goethe-Institut USA is Germany's offical cultural center with convenient and effective online German courses and internationally recognized language certificates.

As the international market leader for German courses, we bring you unparalleled expertise and a commitment to delivering top-notch language education.

online group, individual and business courses for all levels
professional and highly trained instructors
state-of-the-art, interactive, and fun teaching methods

Events

Experience culture live

09/06/2024 EXHIBITION: DOWN UNION

Goethe-Institut LA Project Space, Los Angeles | EXHIBITION

DOWN UNION SQUARE © Melina Cruz Bautista

Events

GERMAN CURRENTS 2024

Get ready for GERMAN CURRENTS 2024!
The 18th Annual Festival of German Film in Los Angeles is just around the corner, bringing the best of German cinema to the big screen! Check our website for the exciting film line-up, festival dates, venues, and details on how to score complimentary tickets!

Key art German Currents 2024 © Goethe-Institut

Projects of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

Online

Neighborhood Interpretive Center

The Neighborhood Interpretive Center is a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.

Germany and Los Angeles
Worlds of Homelessness

“Worlds of Homelessness” proposes an interdisciplinary and global engagement with homelessness and its connections to inequality, gentrification, racism and migration. Learn more about these issues.

Image: have you ever felt invisible © Goethe-Institut / Foto: Loredana La Rocca © Goethe-Institut/Loredana La Rocca

German Series in the USA
Binge Fever!

Television “Made in Germany” is having a golden moment with the rise of international streaming services. In this dossier, we highlight binge-worthy German serials and fill you in on where to watch them in the USA.

Serienfieber Illustration einer Hand mit Fernbedienung © Colourbox / Image editing Goethe-Institut Los Angeles © Colourbox / Image editing Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

From our Magazine

Editorial projects

Gegenüber Festival
Longing / Belonging

Stories of migration characterize our modern societies, in which people from different cultural backgrounds search for belonging. Cultural diversity is celebrated on the one hand, but at the same time new social boundaries are emerging. The Goethe-Institut's “Longing/Belonging” festival presents artistic contributions and social discourses from Germany and North America.

Digital Zine
Standstill

The earth rotates, everything is in constant motion, change is a necessity. It’s high time for a magazine dedicated to stillness: a collection of pieces from international artists and writers in homage to standstills and their poetic beauty.

A television photographed in 2006, still from “Germany’s Most Beautiful Railways” Photo: Goethe-Institut Photo: Goethe-Institut

Magazine
Fehler

How do we innovate and make progress? Our answer: often by mistake. We’re celebrating mistakes and their innovative power in this collection of big and little mistakes in art, language, technology, and society.

FEHLER Key VIsual Design: Tobias Schrank Design: Tobias Schrank

Our Project Space

We moved into our newly opened interdisciplinary project space in the MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in October 2021. Read more about it here.
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Opening hours

Info:	Please note that the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles does not currently have regular visitors hours. Visits are only possible with prior notification, simply request an appointment by phone or email.

Tue–Thur:	10:00–17:00
Fr:	10:00–15:00

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