When not lounging in the bars of the world’s major airports,
the German spirit of Goethe is busy bringing his special combination of
culture, learning, progress and friendship to many cities of the world.
The Time Traveller only recently discovered that in
Ramallah, the German Goethe Institute is combined with the Institut Francais.
Their building in downtown Ramallah is an oasis of comfort and good German
design within an otherwise stressed urban
environment.
The library upstairs includes internet linked
computers and the institute’s
program is full of lectures, film, art displays,
literature readings and discussion – not to mention the usual German and French
language programs.
The gallery downstairs presents art shows which are
part of ongoing programs. This exhibit was a complementary part of a program "The Image: The City", and included a photo exhibit from Cities around the world . .
Including Detroit . . .
The gallery design itself is a breath of fresh functional atmosphere - natural spectrum florescent in a bright white room . .
Outside . . . even the pigeons align themselves in orderly frames with their shadows lending art to the perch.
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