Multidisciplinary art project Guarding the Baltic Sea

Guarding the Baltic Seais a multidisciplinary art project set on the island of Vartiosaari, located in the Helsinki archipelago in Finland. It aims to raise awareness of the ecological challenges facing the Baltic Sea and other bodies of water, including climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The project brings together artists from Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany, and France.

Guarding the Baltic Sea © Guarding the Baltic Sea

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Onleihe

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). In the Onleihe you can find German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers. 

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Goethe on Demand Annual Film Series
Lots of Love

Whether in the form of friendship, duty or loyalty – love is much more than just a romantic feeling. Over the course of twelve months, our film series will paint a multifaceted picture of people who find and stand by each other.

Goethe on Demand: Filmseries “Lots of Love” (Key Visual) – The graphic contains four film stills: 1. Three people hugging; 2. A man and a woman kissing; 3. A boy sitting alone on an overturned sofa; 4. A man and a woman sitting next to each other, she wearing a white veil. © Salzgeber / Sehr Gute Filme / SiMa Film / DEFA-Stiftung, Herbert Kroiss, Manfred Damm © Salzgeber / Sehr Gute Filme / SiMa Film / DEFA-Stiftung, Herbert Kroiss, Manfred Damm

Art meets Tech

With the support of 18 Goethe-Institutes across Europe, this bi-monthly workshop series covers the fields of Visual Arts, Music, Narratives, and Handicrafts, highlighting technologies such asAI, Web3 & Blockchain, Immersive Technologies, Machine Learning, Digital Fabrication, Generative Art, Creative Coding, and more.

Design Art Meets Tech with colourful spacial dust Design: © Suzana Carneiro / Goethe-Institut Design: © Suzana Carneiro / Goethe-Institut

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