Contact and opening hours

Opening Hours

Mon-Thur: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri: available online (closed to the public)

We are closed for the following days:

  • New Year’s Day: January 01
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 20
  • Washington’s Birthday: February 17
  • Easter Break: April 18-21
  • Memorial Day: May 26
  • Juneteenth: June 19
  • Independence Day: July 04
  • Labor Day: September 01
  • Indigenous People's Day: October 13
  • Veterans Day: November 11
  • Thanksgiving: November 27-28
  • Christmas/Holiday Break: December 22 - January 9

Directions



The Goethe-Institut is located in the 14th Street Corridor neighborhood of Washington DC, on the corner of 14th Street NW and R Street.

Metrorail:
The Goethe-Insitut is located about a 10-minute walk from U St/African-American Civil War Mermorial/Cardozo station (green and yellow lines). Dupont Circle metro station (red line) can be reached within a 15-minute walk.

Metrobus: 
Numerous lines stop within a few blocks of the Goethe-Institut.

Circulator Bus:
14th Street Corridor and U Street, Green line Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan - McPherson Square Metro.

Bikes:
There are public bike racks available on 14th Street, north and south of the Goethe-Institut entrance.

Parking:
The nearest available parking for hire is located on the southwest corner of 14th Street and S Street.

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