A Platform and Resonance Space

The Goethe-Institut in Exile offers a platform for displaced, exiled, and migrated artists a place of arrival and continuity for their work. Intended as a space for exchange, critical discourse, and a stage for at-risk cultural practitioners, it addresses the needs of artists from countries where the Goethe-Institut was forced to close its offices due to war and censorship. The programme allows for insights into histories of displacement, limit-experiences, just as well as new beginnings, while showcasing the plurality of artistic expression. It invites efforts to support and connect the vibrant cultural scene within the diaspora.

About the project

Goethe-Institut in Exile will offer creative artists who, due to life-threatening circumstances, are no longer able to work in their own countries, or only with difficulty, a stage as well as a place for discussion and exchange. Learn more about the project!

  • Front entrance of the Kunsthaus ACUD Berlin
  • A member of the AK13 group leans toward the microphone during a radio interview.
  • Artist Kabir Mokamel works standing on a colorful street art piece.
  • Filmstill Voices
  • Artist Shir Khan Ahmadzai blows up a red balloon as children watch him.
  • Bild Stus Passerby

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