Goethe University Frankfurt
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Goethe University Frankfurt is an open-minded, research-driven university located in the heart of Europe. Since its founding in 1914 by citizens for citizens, it has stood for social responsibility, critical thinking, and fostering dialogue between academics and society.
Cutting-edge research takes place across six interdisciplinary profile areas, complemented by internationally recognized research networks. At the same time, the university offers a broad range of courses in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, life sciences, and medicine.
As part of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, Goethe University is actively contributing to these horizons, including through initiatives like the Policy Days, the WDC Campus, and programs at the Museum Giersch of Goethe University.
Projects and Events in cooperation with Goethe-University
November 2026
13
Fr
09:30 – 20:30
When Design Gets Political
Deutscher Designtag e. V., Forschungszentrum „Normative Ordnungen“ der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
For anyone who views design as a political force. In collaboration with the German Design Day and the Research Centre for Normative Orders, it focuses on institutional politics: how can design be integrated into political decision-making processes methodologically, structurally and normatively – and how can politics itself be understood as a field of design?
Casinogebäude der Goethe-Universität
January 2026
01
Th
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt – Normative Orders
Normative Orders – Forschungszentrum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Main
Normative Ordnungen
©Jens Ziehe10:00 – 18:00
28
Sa
Mar
06
Su
Sep
Multispezies Members Club
Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main)
An exhibition on new alliances between living and artificial systems.
MGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität
©Markus SpiskeMGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität
The Museum Giersch of Goethe University (MGGU) is a forum for art and science.
09:00 – 19:00
25
Th
Jun
26
Fr
Jun
DGTF Conference 2026: Shifting Regimes, Changing Orders
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung (DGTF) in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Forschungszentrum Normative Orders, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M, Design Campus, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden x Design and Democracy Platform
The conference explores the entangled roles of design and democracy amid shifting normative orders & changing political regimes.
Normative Ordnungen
©Ulrike MarkusJune 2026
11
Th
28
Su
always and forever – Strategien und Perspektiven zu Care
GEDOK FrankfurtRheinMain e.V.
The exhibition presents artistic positions that explore themes such as care, motherhood, and the role of women.
Alte Schmelze
©Institut für öko-soziale ForschungMay 2026
13
We
15:00 – 20:00
WDC-Campus: Dialogwerkstätten
One game after the other | Dialogwerkstatt
Institut für öko-soziale Forschung
Human Nagafi and Florian Jöckel discuss with students how democratic gaming can be.
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
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©Adobe Stock/KI-generiertMay 2026
05
Tu
19:00
Wagnis, Mut, Verantwortung – Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe 2025/26
Hausbesetzung: illegal, aber legitim?
Polytechnische Gesellschaft
Haus am Dom – Frankfurt
©Adobe Stock/KI-generiertMarch 2026
17
Tu
19:00
Wagnis, Mut, Verantwortung – Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe 2025/26
Mut und Haltung: Jüdische Museumsarbeit in der Gegenwart
Polytechnische Gesellschaft
March 2026
March 2027
March 2027
01
Su
Mar 26
01
Mo
Mar 27
transform-R
Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt sowie die Stadt Offenbach am Main
Rethinking the Senefelderquartier – through dialogue between city administration and civil society.
Offenbach am Main
©eSeL.atFebruary 2026
18
We
19:30 – 21:00
HumanNature
Stadtnatur in Frankfurt
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Senckenberg Gesellschaft, Umweltforum Rhein-Main
Change, Challenges, Opportunities. A lecture by Prof. Dr Georg Zizka, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research / Goethe University Frankfurt.
Senckenberg Arthur-von-Weinberg-Haus
©deufert&plischkeNovember 2025
March 2026
March 2026
05
We
Nov 25
29
Su
Mar 26
Sozial-ökologische Transformation des Stadttheaters
Just in Time – Briefe an ein noch unbekanntes Theater
Goethe-Universität, Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
In a seminar, students ask themselves: What will the theatre of the future be like?
©3DeluxeApril
November 2026
November 2026
18
Sa
Apr
30
Mo
Nov
Römerberggespräche
Römerberggespräche e.V.
They are an established institution of debate culture in Germany. The Römerberggespräche in Frankfurt am Main have been held in unbroken succession since 1973.
Schauspiel Frankfurt am Main
August 2026
27
Th
30
Su
critical making: Konferenz, Labor & kollektive Praxis
MakeLab, Verbund Offener Werkstätten, die anstiftung, Vision31, Offnes Haus der Kulturen Frankfurt, Goethe Universität Frankfurt
The event combines workshops, building projects, and talks with space for exchange and collaborative learning. Together with the SummerCamp, it creates a vibrant environment for new perspectives and collective thinking around democracy, design, open workshops, and makerspaces.
Kulturcampus Frankfurt
©deufert&plischkeSozial-ökologische Transformation des Stadttheaters
Goethe-Universität, Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
Letters to the future of an institution of civic public life.
