German Studies

requent events throughout the fall and spring terms offer students opportunities to practice their language skills, to experience Germanic culture, and to participate in exchanges on academic topics as well as current political and social issues. Cultural programs and social activities sponsored by Deutsches Haus are free and open to the public.

Here you will find German, Austrian, and Swiss-language or -cultural events happening in and around New York City. Be sure to check out our German Deutsch Club page and Class Projects to watch videos created by students in Professor Motyl's advanced language courses.

Includes free German classes, events, and other programs

Offers a German library, language classes, and certification exams

Leo Baeck Institute is devoted to the history and culture of German-speaking Jews. Part of an international network with additional centers in London and Jerusalem, LBI – New York | Berlin documents and engages this legacy through its library and archival collections and public programs.

The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung is an internationally operating, progressive non-profit institution for civic education affiliated with Germany’s “Die Linke” (Left Party). Active since 1990, the foundation has been committed to the analysis of social processes and developments worldwide. In cooperation with organizations around the globe, it works on democratic and social participation, empowerment of disadvantaged groups, alternatives for economic and social development, conflict prevention, and peaceful conflict resolution. Its international activities aim to provide civic education by means of academic analyses, public programs, and projects conducted together with partner institutions.

Dedicated to innovative and cutting-edge programming, showcasing the best of Austrian contemporary art, music, literature, performance, and academic thought in New York and throughout the United States. In addition to presenting three group exhibitions per year in its multi-level gallery space and housing around 10,000 volumes of Austriaca in its library named in honor of the late Vienna-born American writer and intellectual Frederic Morton, it hosts over 100 free events per year in its own auditorium and supports at least as many projects at partner institutions across the nation.