Goethe-Institut Ljubljana
Goethe-Institut Ljubljana celebrates the re-naming of the "German Reading Room" into the "German Library", 2009
The programme of the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana consists of exhibitions, readings and talks with German-speaking authors, concerts and workshops with artists from Germany, all with the aim of linking the German and Slovene cultural scenes. The fundamental method of the Goethe-Institut is intercultural dialogue based on partnership.
Recent cultural cooperation
In 2010, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus, the multidisciplinary exhibition Bauhaus twenty-21 (Architecture, Design, Photography) was set up by Foto+Synthesis at the Jakopič Gallery, co-organised by the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana and the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana.
In cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum, Ljubljana and the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana the institute organised the symposium Exophonie – Schreiben in anderen Sprachen, a combination of readings (by Yoko Tawada, Maja Haderlap, and Julya Rabinowich), discussions, and lectures.
Goethe-Institut Ljubljana is planning a number of cultural events to be presented in Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012.
German language and educational activities
Since 2007 the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana has run exams and issues internationally accepted certificates.
In the field of education the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana cooperates with Slovene ministries and schools, organising advanced training for teachers of German language and many further programmes.
The promotion of German language also includes the excellence initiative PASCH (Schulen: Partner der Zukunft) of the Federal Republic of Germany. The elementary school in Beltinci has become the Slovenian PASCH-SchoolIn 2010 the theatre-project kulturabend.de was carried out, in cooperation with five Slovene Schools and one Hungarian School, giving young people the opportunity to present their German language skills in Beltinci. In another project, the Goethe-Bus “German on Tour” visited teachers and pupils at their schools in the Primorska region of Slovenia and provided them with information about Germany and the German language. Participants were invited to join talks and games and explore a multimedia-based bus.
One of the various advanced trainings offered to German language teachers and lecturers in Slovenia was the workshop Popmusik im Deutschunterricht, followed by a karaoke event.
Goethe-Institut Ljubljana, pupils interpret a song by Tokio Hotel during the karaoke event Goethe sucht den Superstar!, 2010
German Library
The German Library (Nemška knjižnica), formerly known as the German Reading Room, is an independent unit of the Central Technological Library, University of Ljubljana. The Reading Room was founded under the auspices of the Goethe-Institut and co-funded by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia. Today the collection consists of over 5,000 books including titles dedicated to German architecture, design, literary theory, humanities and social sciences. Moreover, readers can consult over 30 German magazines to which the library subscribes. The unit also organises small-scale cultural and informative events.
See also
External links
- Goethe-Institut Ljubljana website (in Slovenian and German)
- German Library in Ljubljana
- PASCH Schulen: Partner der Zukunft network