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The President Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz
 Interviews and speeches

Here you will find English-language articles, speeches and interviews by President Carola Lentz, who has been President of the Goethe-Institut since 2020.
You can find more speeches and articles in German at the following link: "Interviews und Reden"

18. Oktober 2024
 Words of welcome on the occasion of the anniversary of translation funding of the Goethe-Institut

Greeting from the President at the reception at the Frankfurt Book Fair on the occasion of the anniversary of the Goethe-Institut's translation programmes. 

28 August 2024
 Speech on the occasion of the Goethe Medal Award 2024

Speech by Carola Lentz at the award ceremony of the Goethe Medal to Claudia Cabrera from Mexico, Iskra Geshoska from North Macedonia and Carmen Romero Quero from Chile on 28 August 2024 in Weimar. 

15. Mai 2024
 Closing the Gap(s). Overcoming the knowledge gaps

Panel discussion “Closing the Gap(s). Overcoming the knowledge gaps“ with Dr. Ina Heumann (”Open Heritage. Exploring Collections, Creating Futures, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin), Flower Manase (National Museum of Tanzania) and Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz (President of the Goethe-Institut) at the “Dino into the room” conference of the Heinrich Böll Foundation on 15 May 2024 in Berlin. 

22. April 2024
 Steering art and culture in times of unrest and war

Cultural institutions can build bridges of solidarity that transcend divide and foster dialogue. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut, shares her thoughts with The Hindhu magazine. 

23. März 2024
 Goethe Institut president Carola Lentz lauds India's cultural plurality, affirms Tagore's German connection

Interview with Carola Lentz in the online magazine of the New Indian Express, 23 March 2024.

14 January 2024
Cultural Work must remain independent!

Guest article by Carola Lentz for the online magazine DER SPIEGEL from 14 January 2024 (published on the web magazine Goethe Aktuell) 

14. Juni 2023
 "Culture is perhaps like a carpet"

Interview with the President of the Goethe-Institut for the magazine Kitabistan (Azerbaijan) on 14 June 2023 about the Goethe-Insitute and the role of culture in a globalized world. 

24. Mai 2023
 Speech on the occasion of the African Music Days Munich

Speech by Carola Lentz on the occasion of the African Music Days Munich on 24 May 2023 at the Muffatwerk in Munich.

27. Oktober 2022
 International Cultural Exchange in a Fragile World: Views from Germany, the UK, and Japan

On October 27, 2022, The Japan Foundation, the Goethe-Institut Tokyo, and the British Council jointly held the international symposium “International Cultural Exchange in a Fragile World: Views from Germany, the UK, and Japan,” where representatives of the cultural organizations and cultural leaders in practice discussed the changes they face in promoting cultural exchanges while the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts flooded the world with fragility, and possible directions for future cultural-exchange activities.

1. März 2021
 “What interests me is: how are global debates shaped – both locally and regionally?”

Carola Lentz, an internationally acclaimed anthropologist, has been president of the Goethe‑Institut since mid-November 2020. She talks to Latitude about her focus on central themes of the global discourse and the role of educational and cultural work in a globalised world.

13. November 2020
 Speech on the occasion of the transition of office on 13 november 2020

Inaugural speech by Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz

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