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Information on Christmas Break 2024/25 Season's Greetings

The Goethe-Institut wishes you a joyful and peaceful Christmas. May you enjoy this festive season surrounded by your loved ones. We sincerely thank you for your support and interest in our programs throughout the year. We look forward to beginning another exciting year of teaching and studying German language, fun language learning activities and of course exciting cultural events.

The Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka will be closed from 23.12.2024 to 01.01.2025. During this time, we will not be able to respond to inquiries, either in person or via email. The library will remain closed until 05.01.2025. If you have borrowed media from our library that is due to be returned within the closing time, the lending period will be automatically extended until 06.01.2025.

Season's Greetings 2024 © Goethe-Institut

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Projects

Techno Worlds

As a global phenomenon, techno has not only shaped music history, but has also set impulses that have impacted contemporary culture, art, pop culture, media consumption and technologies.

The Goethe-Institut's exhibition TECHNO WORLDS approaches this multi-layered phenomenon through the works of international artists. The exhibition will be on display at Rio Hotel & Cinema Complex in Colombo from 13 - 28 September 2024. The Colombo display of TECHNO WORLDS will feature an additional section on the history of Pettah Interchange (2012 -2016) in Sri Lanka.

Knowledge Through Entertainment
Science Film Festival

In 2024, Sri Lanka is celebrating the 7th year of Science Film Festival. The Science Film Festival 2024 will center on the theme of Net Zero and the Circular Economy.

Kafka 2024
Being Kafka

Why does Franz Kafka’s spell remain unbroken a hundred years after his death? Is it his exquisite letters, our affection for dramatic tales, or the sense that our contemporary world has never been more Kafkaesque? The centenary of Franz Kafka's death presents a chance to delve into innovative approaches to understanding the author and his captivating oeuvre.

Kafka today © Goethe-Institut

EUNIC Project
The Routes we Take

This project aims to collect and map out local creatives, organisations and businesses whose practices center around circularity and symbiotic relationships with people and the planet.

The Routes we take - intro © Good Life X

Library

Our library is a place for everyone who wants to read and work, be inspired and meet like-minded people. Among other things, we offer various events for people at any German language level as well as for literary translators.

Opening Hours

Mon-Thur:	09:30 -13:00 14:00 - 18:00
Fri:	09:30 -13:00
Sat:	11:00 - 15:00

Lending

Reference use of the library is free of charge. To borrow books and other media a valid library card is needed.

Lending Service

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Information on Christmas Break 2024/25 Season's Greetings

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