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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"

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. 

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.

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