About the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta
Mission
The Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta provides opportunities to explore and experience the offerings of Germany and German language, history, geography, dialects, daily life, arts and culture through performances, exhibitions, discussions and creating programs to develop awareness and understanding.
Vision
We enrich Individuals through a community passionate about the exchange and discovery of the German culture and language.
History of the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta
Our organization was established nearly 50 years ago as a branch of Germany’s Goethe Institut.
The premier German culture and language instructional organization's global policy is to foster Germany’s relationships with other countries.
While the Goethe Institut has withdrawn its monetary support from many of its branches in the United States due to internal budgetary considerations, the Atlanta office continues the mission as an American nonprofit organization and remains an official partner of the Goethe Institut worldwide.
The Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta has not just maintained but has enhanced its services to greater Atlanta and the Southeast. Our close ties with many community nonprofit cultural organizations, European consulates, and local businesses allow us to be a leading partner in language and cultural programming.
Today, the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta is the most successful fully privatized nonprofit German Cultural Center in North America. As such, it holds “best practices” status as a former Goethe Institut.
Our multi-level, certified language courses and mission-centric programs foster communication, education, collaboration, and cultural exchange for passionate learners for whom German is not their first language as well as natives of German-speaking countries and people residing in the Southeastern United States interested in or affiliated with Germany or Europe through heritage, career, or personal experiences.
Unlike more costly college and university environments, commercial language centers, exclusive online services, or networking groups, we combine immersive classroom and online learning, as well as integrated cultural programs that provide opportunities to discover, experience, learn, and develop personal and professional relationships at a significant financial value and resulting in a greater sense of community.
