Goethe Institute
The Goethe Institute in Athens was the first annex of the Institute with headquarters in Munich.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1952 Establishment.
1982 The building was designed by the architect and musician Hans Wolff-Grohmann.
2020 Modernised by the PLAN E.E. office, with Dr. Thomas Greve and Michalis Athanasiadis.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The Goethe Institute in Athens was the first annex of the Institute with headquarters in Munich. It hosts many cultural and scientific events and seminars. It also provides accessibility to 16,000 information media. The idea of its recent renovation was based on the interpretation of Goethe’s colour theory.
What I can't see
The Institute’s mission is to promote Hellenic and German cooperation and to teach the German language. During the junta, it was a place of freedom for Greek intellectuals. On this location, prior to the construction of the Goethe Institute building, the German club “Philadelphia” was here, a “centre” for the German community of Athens. When the foundations were laid, celebrations were attended by German inhabitants from around the city.
Info
- Address: 14-16 Omirou St.
- Postal Code : 10033
- Phone: +30 210 3661000
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.goethe.de
Bibliography
Goethe Institut, (2013), Ποιοι είμαστε, [Who we are],
http://www.goethe.de/ins/gr/ath/uun/elindex.htm
Last visit 8/12/2013
Open House Athens, (2023), Goethe Institut Athen, OHA
