Goethe-Institut USA

Film Series Berlin Nights

Crime heists gone wrong, the occasional circus, and lots of clubbing – in winter and spring 2025, join us for a film series exploring the iconic city after dusk.

Our newsletter will keep you up to date on upcoming lectures, films, performances, and all of our other German cultural events in Chicago and the Midwest!

Newsletter for Cultural Events

Goethe-Institut USA

your hub for learning German online

Join our free trial classes

We offer free 60-minute trial classes, giving you the opportunity to experience an online lesson before our next course term starts.

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Trialclasses

February and March

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

Discussion Series
Double Exposure

What constitutes a society based on solidarity? Is there a right to solidarity? Is solidarity a duty? To whom is solidarity practiced?

Double Exposure is a series of talks and discussions, podcasts and on demand film streamings that focuses on the question of what the idea of solidarity means in different contexts.

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Support for German teachers

Do you need free materials for the classroom or interactive educational programs for your learners? Are you looking for in-service training to enhance your teaching skills? Would you like to apply for scholarships to attend training courses in the USA or Germany? We are at your side with advice and support.

Young people of different nationalities looking at tablets, smartphones or laptops. © Canva Photo: Goethe-Institut/Sonja Tobias