Afro Young Adult Anthology releases at Ake Arts and Book Festival 2019
The Goethe-Institut is proud to present the release of the long-awaited Afro Young Adult anthology, titled “Water Birds on the Lake Shore: An Anthology of African Young-Adult Fiction”. Afro Young Adult was launched in October 2018, aiming at producing more African literature for Young Adults,…
Goethe-Institut Lagos Welcomes New Director
For artists and art enthusiasts in Lagos, there has been a new development on the scene. Goethe-Institut Lagos, the German cultural centre in Nigeria, welcomes a new director, Friederike Möschel, to its Lagos City Hall offices. Ms Möschel, who should have arrived last year, replaces…
CORRIDORS OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY EPISODES:AN ANATOMY OF GOETHE-INSTITUT’S‘ ATLANTIC TRIANGLE’ EXHIBITION
For many Africans, the slave trade episode signified a memory that should be swept under the carpet, or out rightly banished from the face of the history of the continent. From the middle of the 15th century, Africa entered into a unique relationship with Europe…
Connecting Lines :Lagos to Brazil ’The Atlantic Triangle’ Exhibition
The Goethe-Institut in Lagos is located right in the middle of what’s known as the Brazilian Quarter, a district reminiscent of the old towns in Rio de Janeiro or Salvador-Bahia, which was constructed in the 19th century by a group known as the Retornados, i.e….
Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2016: The Terror of Knowledge
The annual Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) is a four-day culture picnic with a high book content.In the four days leading to the Festival, the pre-festival events will take place in several venues in the city, ensuring that for a week, Lagos will have…
CORA Partners with Quramo Publishing for 7th Publishers Forum at LABAF 2016
Organised in partnership with Quramo Publishing Limited, our theme for this year’s forum is: Raising Standards: Rights, Distribution & Talent in the Publishing Industry. This year’s theme will focus on the challenges and aspects of raising standards in publishing in the areas of selling local…
Call for Applications: Music Workshop “Electronic Soundscapes”
Institut Français du Nigeria and Goethe-Institut Nigeria are organizing a second Electronic Music workshop as a follow-up to the very successful first edition that took place in 2015. The workshop is aimed at expanding the scope of Nigerian music’s already booming scene and previously featured…
Qudus Onikeku’s “We Almost Forgot” To be Premiered in Lagos and Abuja
He’s been described as the biggest thing in the contemporary dance art world. The grand premiere of his world acclaimed performance ‘We Almost Forgot’ was a huge success last week at the Ballhaus Naunynstrasse. Berlin. Germany. He took dance and art to a whole new…
Lagos Colonial Secretariat, 121 years after. A Fresh Case for Urban Regeneration and Renewal
In the heart of Lagos, Africa’s most populous city is a building which is over a 100 year old. The former colonial secretariat, a building that was the main attraction of old Marina and Broad Street, an area that used to be the power bloc…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria Presents 12 SQUARES
Goethe-Institut Nigeria invites you to 12 SQUARES, a Performance Art Presentation holding today, December 4 at the Lagos City Hall (Rooftop), 30 Catholic Mission Street, Lagos Island, Lagos. The event is billed for 4pm. Entry is Free. During a 10-day workshop, the Berlin-based performance…