A1-A2 Conversation Class
2023-08-29 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

A1 German 101 Intensive Class
2023-08-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-31 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

B1+ Conversation Class
2023-08-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

Educator Workshop with Goethe Institut Chicago
2023-09-16 09:00 - 14:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States
Educator Workshop 23
German Teacher Time Savers? Ja, bitte!
Do you struggle to plan interactive, engaging, and student-centered activities every day for all your German classes? During our German immersion day, learn how to streamline planning for teaching multiple levels of German. We will review best-practice unit and lesson planning techniques, explore the new Goethe-Institut teacher database Deutschstunde Portal, and preview some AI tools that promise to be new teacher time savers.

Board Meeting
2023-09-19 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-11-21 17:00 - 18:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States
The Goethe House Wisconsin Board meets February, May, September, November, and December.

Der Blaue Reiter Across Borders
2023-11-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202
A transcultural project between local tradition and European colonialism.
“The whole work, called art, knows no borders and peoples, but humanity.” This credo was formulated by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc in 1912 in their almanac “Der Blaue Reiter,” in which their interest in Bavarian and Russian folk art, Japanese woodcuts, children’s drawings, contemporary music, and works from Oceania, Mexico, and Egypt is apparent.
Kandinsky and Marc were two members of the Blaue Reiter, an association of artists who were active at the beginning of the 20th century in Germany, specifically in Munich and the Alpine foothills, as well as in international networks. For them, abstract and representational forms stood side by side on equal footing, as long as they were felt with “inner necessity.”
In this talk, Dr. Melanie Vietmeier will discuss the internationality and utopias of some members of the Blaue Reiter against the backdrop of increasing nationalism, the role of women artists in the group, and the impact of colonialism on the Blaue Reiter’s understanding of art itself.
Dr. Melanie Vietmeier is head of the collection and curator for the Blaue Reiter and the Kubin Archive at the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau Munich, which houses the world’s largest collection of art by this group of artists.

Annual Dinner
2023-12-07 17:30 - 21:00 | Womans Club of Wisconsin, 813 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join Goethe House Wisconsin for an evening of Gemütlichkeit as we continue celebrating 65 years of service. Dinner will be delicious! As is tradition the evening will end with the singing of Christmas Carols auf Deutsch natürlich!

Trivia Night
2025-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States

Art Exhibit, Lecture and Reception
2025-04-05 14:00 - 16:30 | Marquette University Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W. Tory Hill Street, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Expression and Observation in Modern Germany – German Art of the 20th Century.
Join us to view the Haggerty Museum of Art exhibit of their 20th Century German collection, hear a lecture by Dr. Leonhard Emmerling, Director, Goethe-Institue Chicago, and enjoy a reception and community.

Milwaukee Deutsch Stammtisch - First Tuesday
2025-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Estabrook Park Biergarden, 4610 Estabrook Parkway, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Join us on the first Tuesday of each month during the summer at Estabrook Park Biergarden.

Milwaukee Deutsch Stammtisch - Second Wednesday
2025-06-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Von Rothenburg Biergarten, N116 W15841 Main Street, Germantown, WI, United States
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at Von Rothenburg Biergarten

Office is Closed 7/28-8/8/25
2025-07-28 08:00 - 2025-08-08 17:00
The Goethe House Wisconsin office will be closed for two weeks, from July 28 – August 8, 2025.

Game Night led by Nicole Warner
2025-08-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States
Please RSVP to the Goethe House at Info@ghwisconsin.org

Educator's Workshop presented by the Goethe Institute
2025-09-20 09:00 - 14:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

In Good Company
2025-09-27 15:00 - 19:30 | Turner Hall, 1040 N. Vel Phillips Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Curated walk starting at Turner Hall with readings, performances, and interesting discussions sponsored by the Goethe Institute and led
by Theater Y from Chicago. Learn more in our two short videos.

Walk with us through an exercise in solidarity. Get a snippet of what you’ll experience.

Prost! Germanic Glass as Art Lecture and Beer Tasting
2025-11-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Von Trier, 2235 N. Farwell, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Lecture by Casey Eichhorn, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass.
Program sponsorship comes from the “Joan Parsley & Sy Kreilein BRAVO FUND as part of the National Philanthropic Trust.”
Register by Nov. 11 by email to info@ghwisconsin.org
Cost $30
Pay via Zelle (payee = info@ghwisconsin.org) or by check on the day off.

Goethe House Annual Meeting
2025-12-04 17:30 - 18:00 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States
Join the Goethe House at 5:30pm for our Annual meeting.

Goethe House and German Language & School Society Weihnachtsfeier
2025-12-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States
Join us for our Annual meeting at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6 pm with a delicious selection of German entrees, strudel and a cash bar. Kegel’s will be filled with music and holiday cheer.
Cost $60 Pay via Zelle (payee = info@ghwisconsin.org) or by check the night of the event
RSVP via email to info@ghwisconsin.org

German-Inspired Chef Assist Class
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Chef Pam’s Kitchen, 280 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI, 53186, United States
A Taste of Germany: Private Cooking Experience with Goethe House Wisconsin
Join us for a German-inspired Chef Assist Class at Chef Pam’s in Waukesha. Chef Pam lived in Germany for a couple of years while serving in the Navy, and she loves bringing those authentic flavors to the kitchen. This will be a full meal with appetizer, salad, entrée, and dessert.
Register.
Chef Pam’s Kitchen
280 West Main Street, Waukesha, WI, 53186
Time: 6 PM | Classes will start PROMPTLY at indicated start time. Doors open 15 minutes prior to class.
Cost: $78 (Chef Pam’s is generously waiving the gratuity.)
Bar: Cash bar available
30 seats available
Menu
Appetizer: Potato Pancake with Herbed Cream
Salad: German Cucumber Salad
Entrée: Chicken Schnitzel served with Spätzle
Dessert: Mini Bavarian Chocolate Cakes

MSO Beethoven & Haydn
2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
Thanks to grants, tickets for students and teachers will only be $10. Come to the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you’ll experience live at the performance. Please RSVP with the number of tickets and the date to info@ghwisconsin.org

Movie Matinee - Die Goettliche Ordnung
2026-02-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States
Join us for the featured movie, Die Goettliche Ordnung, at the Goethe House, 1st floor.
The Divine Order is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film which centers on Nora Ruckstuhl, a housewife and mother in a small village. She publicly advocated for women’s suffrage in Switzerland to be voted on in a 1971 referendum.

Night of Gemuetlichkeit
2026-03-06 17:30 - 22:00 | Elks Lodge #46, 5555 Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States
German American Societies Night of Gemuetlichkeit on Friday, March 6 at Elks Lodge #46 – a celebration of Wisconsin’s German American clubs and community. Heiner Giese, Goethe House treasurer and DSSV senior president, will be honored as the Wisconsin German American of the Year in recognition of his decades of contributions to the German American community. Tickets can be purchased with this link: A Night of Gemütlichkeit!
Dinner at 5:30 pm.
Program at 8 pm.

MSO Bach’s St. Matthew Passion conducted by Ken-David Masur
2026-03-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
Come to the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you’ll experience live at the performance. Please RSVP with the number of tickets and the date to info@ghwisconsin.org. Pay via Zelle (payee = info@ghwisconsin.org) or via check.

Laura Lootens: Diabolic Concert
2026-04-16 20:00 - 22:00 | UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Goethe Institut Concert: Laura Lootens: Diabolico on April 16 at 8 pm at UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee. Tickets for this classical guitar concert at https://concertsinamerica.com/laura/

Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2026
2026-05-02 11:00 - 16:30 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States
Join the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn. The business meeting will be followed by a luncheon featuring German dishes and a presentation on “Milwaukee Brewers in the Post-Prohibition Era” by Timothy Holian, Lecturer in the Department of World Languages at UW–Whitewater.
Afterwards, take a two-part private tour of the Miller Brewery production site and archives. The latter contains fascinating materials spanning the company’s 170-year history, dating back to its founding by Frederick Miller (Friedrich Müller), an immigrant from Württemberg. Please note that the brewery part of the tour requires a lot of walking.
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