Intercultural Training : 22.03.2025, Understanding German Cultural Taboos

Join us at Goethe-Institut Nigeria & Online on November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM for a thought-provoking exploration of how art and design can reshape the way we live in cities.Collective Viewing: The Tokyo Toilet Introduction Movie + Lecture by Koji Yanai in conversation with Rahul Mehrotra — a deep dive into how everyday infrastructure can embody dignity, accessibility, and beauty.Presentations:
• Kayode Agboola, Founder of Agboola Art (Project Unilever Nigeria) — exploring th

Residency Re-Sourced, an initiative of the Goethe-Institut, presents a special screening of How to Build A Library, a documentary by Kenyan filmmakers Maia Lekow and Christopher King.On 21 and 22 November 2025, eight independent art spaces across six African countries will simultaneously host screenings of this powerful film, which follows the reclamation and transformation of an abandoned colonial building into a vibrant community library.This shared continental viewing invites audiences to ref

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Nigeria presents Sea Never Dry Exhibition.The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Nigeria is pleased to announce the opening of Sea Never Dry, a group exhibition which inaugurates an important conversation on the cultural and historical resonances of a site that continues to shape the social and imaginative life of Lagos.Exhibition Title: Sea Never Dry
Date: Saturday, November 1,

This workshop explores sound as an art form and explores its many possiblities. Join us as we explore the intersection of sound and contemporary art in this interactive workshop led by Peter Okotor. Participants will learn how to use sound as a tool for storytelling and creative expression and gain practical skills in creating their own sound art projects. This workshop aims to inspire attendees to think outside the box and push the boundaries of traditional art forms.Facilitators: Peter Okotor,

This crash course introduces new ways of thinking about urban planning with care, access, and imagination for inclusive futures. Participants will learn about innovative approaches to urban design that prioritize community needs and engagement. By exploring alternative perspectives, attendees will be equipped to create more inclusive and sustainable urban spaces in their own work.Link: Register Here
Facilitators: Olamide Udoma-Ejorh (CEO Lagos Urban Development Initiative, LUDI)

How do we listen to the city and translate lived experience into design?Join us for our Modular Ethnography Workshop, where artists and researchers will explore ways of gathering data and stories to inspire artistic work. Participants will learn how to use ethnographic methods to uncover hidden narratives and create meaningful connections with the communities they work with. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain insights and skills that can enhance your creative practice and researc

We invite you to join us in dialogue with the first cohort of the CCA Archives Residency: Jini Agbu, Amanda Madumere, and Rasak Akorede. Together, they will open the floor for a shared exploration of the ideas and materials encountered in the archives of the Center for Contemporary Art, answer questions from the public and reflect on the processes of discovery, and learnings that shaped their residency experience.About A Collective RememberingA Collective Remembering is an exhibition that  

Tune in on Monday 4th August 2025 at 2pm, online, to hear more about the dreaming New Worls Project, this year's conceptual direction and get answers to any questions you might have.Link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/81207567778
Meeting-ID: 812 0756 7778This year’s edition titled, Women* Designed Cities, invites Nigerian women*-led collectives to propose creative, technological, and aesthetic explorations of urban space from a deeply organic Nigerian eye.Whether through memory, m

What sustains independent art spaces—and how might we theorise their resilience?Across the African continent, independent art spaces have emerged as critical sites for cultural production, experimentation, and community-building. They operate within shifting social, political, and economic contexts, often navigating limited resources through inventive models of institution-building and artistic thinking.This lecture considers these spaces not merely as physical sites but as living framewor

Ready for a workshop that highlights all you need to know about reuniting with your Family in Germany?
Then the pre-integration team of the Goethe-Institut invites you to an intercultural seminar where you can explore
· Visa interview preparation
· Documentations
· Transportation in Germany
· Registration at the foreigner’s office in Germany.Register Here - INTERCULTURAL WORKSHOP
 

Hello Friends,While preparing for a life in Germany, we would never miss an opportunity to discuss topics that shapes your integration process.
Join us for an info-session on discussing strategies against racism and discrimination in Germany.Time for Nigeria is 1pm and 4pm.
You can decide to attend either of the sessions.
Find the registration link in our BIO or link below:
23.7. 1pm: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MqxQjqvmR1uj3mO3ZywURQ
23.7. 4pm: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sED4Bo

A powerful dialogue is coming! Join us on Thursday, July 4th at 12 PM in Lagos for the Faith, Sexuality, and Human Rights Dialogue, a partnership with the Goethe-Institut Lagos. This important event at 7 Anifowoshe Street, Victoria Island, will feature panel discussions, personal stories, and open reflection on fostering inclusive and just communities.. Let's build a more compassionate and rights-affirming future together.

Join us tomorrow for Communicating Science to Non-Scientists a workshop for people in the sciences and the artists looking to develop skills to negotiate their ideas, tastes and influences with businesses, institutions and society. It is an interactive workshop facilitated by researcher, scientist, policy officer and musical artist Dr Vincenzo Lorusso.This is a great workshop for both scientists, artists, diplomats, or people looking to develop skills to build bridges across mental divides.Date:

Join us for a weekend of film screenings, dance & performances, workshops, and discussions, themed on the creative journeys of the 2024/2025 Support & Connect grantees.
It’s been an exciting and productive season for the winners of the Goethe-Institut Nigeria’s Support & Connect initiative — now, we invite you to experience their journeys.
Date: 20th & 21st June, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily
Venue: Goethe-Institut Nigeria, 7 Anifowoshe Street, Lagos

Join us for an evening with researcher Benjamina Efua Dadzie at the Goethe-Institut library for Materialising the Missionary Encounter: Gifting and Collecting at the Church Missionary Society Abeokuta Mission in the 1840s and 1850s.This seminar offers insight into the material remains of the Church Missionary Society (CMS)’s 19th-century Abeokuta mission, now held in a museum collection, and explores how missionaries gathered artefacts of the Egba people. It also contextualises the provena

Step into the Conservator’s Studio this week at our Open Lab Session—a rare chance to witness the first-ever treatment of two Nigerian modernist paintings, which have been untreated to date.
In partnership with the National Gallery of Art (Nigeria) and Goethe-Institut, Julia Nagle (senior conservation specialist), her colleague, Olympia Diamond, and Yetunde Odediran (MOWAA’s resident conservator), will guide visitors through the first known conservation treatment of two signifi

The first edition of KDW pairs therapist and artist Amanda Iheme with artist Lady Donli for a conversation on the flows of Nigerian womanhood*. Lady Donli will lead an experimental performance created for this programme, followed by a presentation by Amanda Iheme, with audience contributions interleaved throughout.Please RSVP to attend this dynamic afternoon gathering!The Goethe-Institut is a space for intercultural exchange, committed to fostering inclusivity and dialogue. Discrimination based

The first edition of KDW pairs therapist and artist Amanda Iheme with artist Lady Donli for a conversation on the flows of Nigerian womanhood*. Lady Donli will lead an experimental performance created for this programme, followed by a presentation by Amanda Iheme, with audience contributions interleaved throughout.Please RSVP to attend this dynamic afternoon gathering!The Goethe-Institut is a space for intercultural exchange, committed to fostering inclusivity and dialogue. Discrimination based

Happy Book Day!What does Reading mean to you?Reading entails the action or skill of reading literature of all kinds. For us at Bibliophiles Corner, reading is an enjoyable insight into understanding ourselves and the world around us. In line with this, come celebrate the Love of Reading with us this World Book Day Goethe Lagos.In collaboration with literary community Something Bookish, this Silent Reading Party is a chance to celebrate authors who make reading enjoyable. This Bring-Your-Own-Book

Dir. by Klaus Stephan, BRD/NG 1965
German version with English subtitlesWith an introduction by Onookome Okome(Professor of African Literature and Cinemaat the Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Guest Professor at Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany)The sophisticated lawyer Taiwo Shango (Christopher Kolade) visits his European friend Dr. Brian (Howard Vernon as the only non-Nigerian actor) in a small Nigerian town. This coincides with the death

Explore the vibrant richness of West-African festival cultures through the lens of renowned documentary photographer Efe Edosio. The exhibition showcases age-old traditions from cultural festivals across various West-African communities, including the Ofala Festival in Onitsha, the Opobo Nwaotam Festival in Opobo, and the Voodoo Festival in Benin Republic.Duration January 30 - March 28, 2025
Opening Days Monday to Friday
Time 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue Goethe-Institut Nigeria, 7 Anifowoshe S

Explore the vibrant richness of West-African festival cultures through the lens of renowned documentary photographer Efe Edosio. The exhibition showcases age-old traditions from cultural festivals across various West-African communities, including the Ofala Festival in Onitsha, the Opobo Nwaotam Festival in Opobo, and the Voodoo Festival in Benin Republic.Duration January 30 - March 28, 2025
Opening Days Monday to Friday
Time 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue Goethe-Institut Nigeria, 7 Anifowoshe S

On the opening day of the exhibitionFor the Culture, join us for an engaging artist talk with Efe Edosio. Gain unique insights into the creative process behind the documentary photography series and discover the stories behind the lens as Efe Edosio shares his journey in capturing the essence of West-African festivals.Date January 30, 2025
Time 5:00 PM Exhibition opens6:00 PM Artist TalkVenue Goethe-Institut Nigeria,7 Anifowoshe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
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