News from the Goetheanum

War in the Gulf region – is peace possible? Lecture and conversation with Gerald Häfner
10 April 2026

War in the Gulf region – is peace possible? Lecture and conversation with Gerald Häfner

Sebastian Jüngel
In international politics, the rule of law and diplomatic mediation have been replaced for some years now by the law of the strongest and most ...
“One of the greatest editions in history”
07 April 2026

“One of the greatest editions in history”

Sebastian Jüngel
The edition of Rudolf Steiner’s complete works, consisting of 450 volumes, has been finalized. The Rudolf Steiner Estate Administration ...
Changed eating preferences
02 April 2026

Changed eating preferences

Sebastian Jüngel
Catering services during Goetheanum events will change and be simplified in accordance with today’s eating habits. Another hope connected with this ...
“A fulfilled life despite restrictions”
29 March 2026

“A fulfilled life despite restrictions”

Sebastian Jüngel
Dealing with the health challenges of elderly people requires something other than a deficit-oriented view of ageing. Christian Schikarski, an ...
Society’s future starts in kindergarten
26 March 2026

Society’s future starts in kindergarten

Sebastian Jüngel
The foundations for empathy, cooperation and the ability to stand up for others and for the community are laid in the early years of life. The ...
The World of Ita Wegman
12 March 2026

The World of Ita Wegman

Peter Selg
She was a born cosmopolitan—arriving via Java, the Netherlands, and Berlin to Switzerland, where she studied in Zurich and practiced medicine in ...
Productive Tension
09 March 2026

Productive Tension

Ashton Arnoldy, Matthew Segall
The future of anthroposophy relies how we hold its tensions and contradictions. A retrospective on the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner conference, held at ...
Summer festivals on the 100th performance of ‘Faust’ parts I and II
20 February 2026

Summer festivals on the 100th performance of ‘Faust’ parts I and II

Wolfgang Held
The Goetheanum Stage will hold three summer festivals in July 2026 to celebrate its 100th performance of Johann Wolfgang Goethe‘s ‘Faust I and II’ ...
“The word ‘hopeless’ was not part of her vocabulary”
10 February 2026

“The word ‘hopeless’ was not part of her vocabulary”

Dagmar Brauer
The physician Ita Wegman was fully committed to taking on responsibility for sick people – therapeutically, socially and spiritually. On the occasion ...
New Social Sciences Leadership from autumn 2026
10 February 2026

New Social Sciences Leadership from autumn 2026

Ueli Hurter
On 9 December 2025 the Goetheanum Leadership accepted the proposal of the search committee to nominate Johannes Kronenberg and Gerald Schuster as ...
Beyond Calculation—Art as Risk
09 February 2026

Beyond Calculation—Art as Risk

Christiane Haid
How is art different from the products of mathematical operations? Christiane Haid shows why images generated by AI cannot be compared to creative ...
Contributions to ‘Stil’ magazine describe karma without guilt
30 January 2026

Contributions to ‘Stil’ magazine describe karma without guilt

Sebastian Jüngel
Reincarnation and karma have been concepts of various cultures and religions, including in Western civilizations. One of Rudolf Steiner’s ...