We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse
We foster bilateral cultural exchange programs between Germany and Nigeria. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, always with the goal to facilitate artistic production, reception and reflection involving actors from both countries.
Goethe-Institut Nigeria’s Dreaming New Worlds project is designed to provide a space to investigate the new frontier posed by the prevalence of emerging technologies in the world and the role which the creative sector plays in shaping it.
For the past years, Goethe-Institut Nigeria has supported a wide range of projects created and implemented by Nigerian artists and initiatives in various art forms: music, contemporary dance, photography, films, theatre, visual arts and many more. Goethe-Institut Nigeria also supports artists, who are invited to festivals or cultural projects in Germany or on the African continent but do not have enough funding to travel.
Art/Space Negotiations is a project initiated by the Goethe-Institut Nigeria in 2022. Its focus is to support discussions on space availability, accessibility, and utilization for critical art in Lagos. Critical art, in this context, may be described as both conventional and unconventional/experimental artistic practices, provoked by societal realities and whose primary aims tends towards analytic aesthetics.
The "Connecting the Dots" project (2023-2025) aims at facilitating community engagement with public museums in Nigeria through the establishment of a young scholars museum fellowship program and a youth education program. It is implemented by the Goethe-Institut Nigeria together with The Ford Foundation. Up to six Nigerian museums will participate in the program over a period of two years.
We Make Books (2022-2023) is an initiative of Goethe-Institut Nigeria that aims at capacity building, international exchange, and networking of small and medium-sized art publishers, editors and writers within/across Africa.
Goethe-Institut Nigeria in the context of its partnership with PlanB in Lagos [DSN1] and the Center for Art and Urbanistics (ZK/U) and SAVVY Contemporary Art Space in Berlin, continues with a residency programme for artists and curators from Berlin and Lagos.
Artists from 14 African countries meet in workshops and create a new (comic) world together! Discover new perspectives, learn more about African comic art in videos and follow the creation of new stories!
The House of African Feminisms (HoAF) is a platform for feminist discourse, resource and enlightenment. The project aims at highlighting the works of various African feminist scholars, artists and thinkers around the world as well as providing a resource on African feminisms.
The exhibition "Une r'Ekpe (Song of the Soil)," curated by Tracian Meikle, features installations, performances, and workshops by Stacey Ravvero. It advocates for cultivating a more mindful relationship with the earth we inhabit.
For the past years, Goethe-Institut Nigeria has supported a wide range of projects created and implemented by Nigerian artists and initiatives in various art forms: music, contemporary dance, photography, films, theatre, visual arts and many more. Goethe-Institut Nigeria also supports artists, who are invited to festivals or cultural projects in Germany or on the African continent but do not have enough funding to travel.
Art/Space Negotiations is a project initiated by the Goethe-Institut Nigeria in 2022. Its focus is to support discussions on space availability, accessibility, and utilization for critical art in Lagos. Critical art, in this context, may be described as both conventional and unconventional/experimental artistic practices, provoked by societal realities and whose primary aims tends towards analytic aesthetics.
The "Connecting the Dots" project (2023-2025) aims at facilitating community engagement with public museums in Nigeria through the establishment of a young scholars museum fellowship program and a youth education program. It is implemented by the Goethe-Institut Nigeria together with The Ford Foundation. Up to six Nigerian museums will participate in the program over a period of two years.
We Make Books (2022-2023) is an initiative of Goethe-Institut Nigeria that aims at capacity building, international exchange, and networking of small and medium-sized art publishers, editors and writers within/across Africa.
Goethe-Institut Nigeria in the context of its partnership with PlanB in Lagos [DSN1] and the Center for Art and Urbanistics (ZK/U) and SAVVY Contemporary Art Space in Berlin, continues with a residency programme for artists and curators from Berlin and Lagos.
Artists from 14 African countries meet in workshops and create a new (comic) world together! Discover new perspectives, learn more about African comic art in videos and follow the creation of new stories!
The House of African Feminisms (HoAF) is a platform for feminist discourse, resource and enlightenment. The project aims at highlighting the works of various African feminist scholars, artists and thinkers around the world as well as providing a resource on African feminisms.
The exhibition "Une r'Ekpe (Song of the Soil)," curated by Tracian Meikle, features installations, performances, and workshops by Stacey Ravvero. It advocates for cultivating a more mindful relationship with the earth we inhabit.
Das Goethe-Institut Lagos präsentiert eine Podcast-Reihe über kritische Rezensionen von Büchern und anderen Schriften. Die literarische Reihe mit dem Titel Books after Four soll zu Diskussionen über den aufkeimenden nigerianischen Literaturraum beitragen.
Diese Podcast-Reihe befasst sich mit dem Zusammenspiel zwischen Kunst & Technologie und wie dieses die Kreativszene in Nigeria beeinflusst. Jede der sechs Folgen ist zwischen 15 und 30 Minuten lang und taucht in die Arbeitsweise und Erfahrungen von jeweils einer/m Kulturschaffenden in Lagos oder Abuja ein.
Our library in Lagos is a place for everyone who wants to read, listen to music, watch films, be inspired and meet people. We look forward to seeing you!
