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Between conformity, collaboration and resistance
23 October 2026

Between conformity, collaboration and resistance

Matthias Mochner
Documents from over 300 international, national and regional archives, private estates as well as archives of companies and institutions allow for a ...
Self-empowerment until the end of life
17 October 2026

Self-empowerment until the end of life

Julia Eßwein-Demming
Even the final phase of life allows for self-determination. Oncologist Marion Debus and palliative care specialist Jörg Eberhardt, who both work at ...
Cooking teaches life skills
25 September 2026

Cooking teaches life skills

Sebastian Jüngel
The motto of World Food Day 2026 reminds the Goetheanum’s nutrition expert Jasmin Peschke of the saying: Give a person a fish and you feed them for a ...
Unhealed wounds can produce fear and therefore hatred
03 September 2026

Unhealed wounds can produce fear and therefore hatred

Sebastian Jüngel
In his play ‘The Visitor’, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt examines how differing views can be shared and tolerated. While Sigmund Freud and the Stranger ...
Mitigating the effects of drought preventively
27 August 2026

Mitigating the effects of drought preventively

Sebastian Jüngel
Farming around the world is under pressure due to drought. Heatwaves and the absence of rainfall cause dried out soils and threaten to spoil crops. ...
The Goetheanum: a place of study and learning
29 June 2026

The Goetheanum: a place of study and learning

More than a century after its founding, the Goetheanum continues to evolve and grow through thestudy and research of anthroposophy and its ...
Expecting the unexpected, questioning the habitual…
26 June 2026

Expecting the unexpected, questioning the habitual…

Sebastian Jüngel
Whether you are a parent, an office worker or a teacher, practising amazement can help you break free from old patterns of behaviour, open up to the ...
Develop a Feeling for Humanity
19 June 2026

Develop a Feeling for Humanity

Karin Michael, Friederike Mainz
Economic health is a reflection of societal health. The World Goetheanum Association (WGA) sees the associative approach as key. But working ...
New sound, new listening experience
18 June 2026

New sound, new listening experience

Christian Giersch
A hundred years ago the search for a deepened experience of sounds, intervals and tones led to the emergence of the new lyre. Since then, it has been ...
Age is a task for society as a whole
14 June 2026

Age is a task for society as a whole

Sebastian Jüngel
Due to the likely age increase in many societies, a considerably higher proportion of people in need of support is to be expected in the future. ...
“Innovation is born from exchange”
10 June 2026

“Innovation is born from exchange”

Sebastian Jüngel
In his monthly podcast ‘Living Farms’, Eduardo Rincón, co-leader of the Section for Agriculture, talks to international guests, discussing with them ...
Deepening Capacities
27 May 2026

Deepening Capacities

International advanced training in medicine and curative education.