The Culture Department of the Goethe-Institut London supports exchange and understanding between cultural organisations and individuals in the UK, Germany, Europe and worldwide.
We support the presentation of German and European culture in the UK alongside fostering relationships and collaboration between the UK and Germany in bilateral programmes as well as wider, European programmes.
We work across various areas and artforms including literature & translation, visual arts, film & media, music, dance and theatre.
Important topics for us in 2023 and 2024 are feminisms, ecological sustainability, decolonialism and restitution, care, socially engaged arts practice, hybrid ecologies, art and future technologies, among others.
In the Culture Department we offer interns the chance to
- gain insight into the planning and implementation of pan-European and global cultural collaboration
- assist with the preparation, organisation and execution of cultural programmes and events
- support the communication / PR of the Culture Department’s programmes, with a focus on website management and the creation of social media content
- acquire hard skills, such as working with CMS-systems
- acquire soft skills, such as networking or communication skills
- attend cultural programmes at the Goethe-Institut as well as hosted by partners across London and (occasionally) across the UK
- participate in internal meetings as well as in meetings with partners
- liaise with partners to collect and manage information about programmes and event
We expect from the Interns:
- a keen interest in culture and international collaboration
- an interest in the administrative / organisational / production aspects of culture
- a professional attitude and willingness to learn
- willingness to actively contribute ideas and perspective
- the ability to self-start and to carry out work independently
- good computer skills (MS Office: confident use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint), some experience with CMS and layout and graphics packages would be an advantage