Cultural Exchange

At the Goethe-Institut, we foster cultural exchange and dialogue, bringing people together to explore diverse perspectives. Through a rich array of programs, workshops, and discussions, we engage with current challenges and cultural trends both locally and globally.

Imagination Night - Women Music Media © Shirin Motala

Call for artistic production

Deadline: 1st December 2024 – 18h00 SAST

The project ‘African Feminisms – Rights, Representation Resources’ invites African artists, collectives and creative practitioners to propose creative projects that can be displayed in digital formats on the project’s website (House of African Feminisms) and during one of the African Feminisms symposia that will take place in 2025.

A project of the Goethe-Institut, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.

African Feminisms – Rights, Representation Resource Open Call

Power Talks

Can a European cultural institution actually play a role in the cultural landscape of Africa…are cultural institutes situated north on the globe now confined to being pure donors…or can they share in the dialogue of the south [and] ask to partake in, or even help shape, processes that are decidedly emancipatory?
House of African Feminisms (HOAF)

The House of African Feminisms (HoAF) is a platform for feminist discourse, resource and enlightenment.

© House of African Feminisms
Sustainable Together

‘Sustainable Together’ focuses on the topic of sustainability from different perspectives to make an impactful contribution to improving (local) environments and listening to perspectives from the Global South.

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Cultural work must remain independent!

Organisations such as the Goethe-Institut must not become the ‘extended arm’ of the government, particularly in difficult political times. Tests of conviction and moral imperialism will not help to overcome crises.

Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz Photo: Goethe-Institut / Loredana La Rocca

MuseumFutures – change in African museums

The pan-African project “MuseumFutures Africa” promotes a conceptual change – away from European museology, with its partially colonial approach.

© Goethe-Institut Johannesburg
Archive of Forgetfulness

The Archive of Forgetfulness online exhibition is live since the 12th of April 2021. We received over 300 submissions and 27 projects were selected for the online exhibition.

© Goethe-Institut Johannesburg
Family Matters

From religion and finances to marriage and travel: 29 families tell their stories through interviews, in video, audio, photographic and textual format.

© Julian Manjahi/Goethe-Institut Nairobi

Autobahn

Zeitgeister Magazine

This edition of “Zeitgeister” magazine is dedicated to the motorway, with all its magic and contradictions. Join us on a journey through almost 100 years of “Autobahn” history in Germany, with a few detours onto the highways of Africa, Asia and America. Safe travels!

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