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  1. Symposium „The Future of Collections“ (20.05.2025)

    BY INVITATION ONLY, PUBLIC LIVESTREAM As places for the symposium are strictly limited, please note that invitations can only be issued for named individuals who have registered in advance. A livestream of the symposium can be viewed without prior registration. The link will be published here shortl

  2. „Wirtschaft Welt & Weit“ - Trump and Latin America (03.04.2025)

    Peter Birle on the ntv podcast about relations between the USA and Latin America and the implications for Europe. In a double episode, the ntv podcast “Wirtschaft Welt & Weit (external link, opens in a new window)” looks at relations between the USA and Latin America since Donald Trump’s presidency.

  3. New IAI research project on Open Science in Germany and Argentina (04.03.2025)

    In 2025 and 2026, the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service) is funding the project “Open Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Argentina and Germany: Opportunities, Challenges, and Contestations” applied for by the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (

  4. International exchange on conviviality and inequalities in Latin America (20.10.2024)

    As part of the Mecila community , the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut was once again the main organizer of this year's Mecila Annual Meeting and Young Researchers Forum, now with a focus on "Informalities, Conviviality and Inequality in Latin America". International and interdisciplinary exchange on i

  5. The importance of interconnected collections: Xingú representatives visit the IAI (04.11.2024)

    Exchange with indigenous representatives from the Brazilian Amazon region of Xingú at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) On October 18, 2024, indigenous representatives of the Waurá and Kuikuro from the Brazilian Amazon region of the Rio Xingú visited the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Au

  6. Exhibition: Surrealism in Latin America – Magazines and Artists' Books (06.01.2025)

    To mark the centenary of the Surrealist Manifesto, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut on the basis of rare library holdings shows how the subversive poetic and artistic movement spread in Latin America. André Breton's first Surrealist Manifesto was published in Paris on October 15, 1924. It was the b

  7. Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut takes over chairmanship of ADLAF (21.01.2025)

    The Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) has taken over the chairmanship and office of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Lateinamerikaforschung ADLAF (German Latin American Studies Association) for two years. The new chair of the ADLAF is the director of the IAI, Barbara Göbel. The ADLAF brings togeth

  8. 200 years of German-speaking immigration to Brazil (27.01.2025)

    Brazil was the most important destination for German-speaking emigrants in Latin America. In the anniversary year 2024, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) looked back and ahead with the Brazilian Embassy and other partners. As a young man, Albert Richard Dietze (1838-1906) moved to Brazil from

  9. First insights into the library's treasures: Bachelor students visit the IAI (18.02.2025)

    A group of bachelor students from the Freie Universität Berlin recently received a tour of the library and special collections of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut as part of their introductory course in Spanish literature. For the young guests, the colleagues put together a selection of materials w

  10. The IAI as a guest at the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Biennale (24.02.2025)

    The motto of this year’s edition of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Biennale is “Paradise lost? – On the threat to nature” (13.2. – 1.3.2025). As part of this festival, there are numerous events taking place both in the Philharmonie and at and in cooperation with the neighboring institutions at the Ku