Goethe House

Der Blaue Reiter Across Borders
2023-11-18 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Board Meeting
2023-09-19 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.

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.

A1 German 101 Intensive Class
2023-09-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-31 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-10 18:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date | 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, 2023-08-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

A1-A2 Conversation Class
2023-08-29 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-06-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-06-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-06-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Goethe House – Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Suite 312, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

Tuesday Trivia
2023-08-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-07-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Kegel’s Inn, 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States

German Fest 2023
2023-07-30 12:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-29 12:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-28 16:00 - 21:00 | German Fest Milwaukee, 200 N Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, 53202, United States
Join us in the Culture Tent! Come find out what Goethe House Wisconsin is all about! Inquire about our professional language classes and cultural events.

Goethe Institut Educator Workshop
2021-10-09 09:00 - 14:00 | WI
Saturday, October 9th 2021
Workshop will be held at Goethe House Wisconsin from 9:30am – 2pm
Lunch will be included! FREE to attend!
Since January 2019, Theresa Fuchs serves as a language consultant at Goethe-Institut Chicago assisting schools in the Midwest to strengthen and improve their German programs. She studied at Philipps-University Marburg (Germany) and holds a teaching degree (1. und 2. Staatsexamen) in German as a foreign language, English and Religion for the German school type Gymnasium. Before moving to the United States, she gained teaching experiences both in German public schools, German integration courses for adult migrants and abroad as a teaching assistant in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Global Connections and the Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. This presentation will introduce you to our work and highlight some of our projects like the new virtual exchange opportunity GAVE, the Studybridge, our youth portal Step into German and our materials for educators.

Educator Appreciation Frühstück
2021-09-11 09:30 - 12:00 | WI
Saturday, September 11th 9:30am – 12pm
Goethe House Wisconsin will be hosting its annual Educator Appreciation Frühstück! German Educators of all levels come together and enjoy Frühstück und Gemütlichkeit! Start the school year off collaborating with colleagues. This is a wonderful opportunity to brainstorm and network. Mingle with colleagues, relax, and feel appreciated! Breakfast and Kaffee included! Co-Sponsored by DSSV.
Please join us at:
Goethe House Wisconsin
10437 Innovation Drive
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
There is ample free parking!
Please RSVP by September 7th.
