Once a month we'll tour the Kunsthalle and the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical). Come and share your ideas.

Once a month we'll tour the Kunsthalle and the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical). Come and share your ideas.

Urban sketching and speaking English can be interwoven when we share our work and discuss it as we go along. The instruction will take place in English and it is based on your finding your images and the teacher assisting you to let them come through you.
Urban sketching around the 'Museum der Arbeit' - let this historical and charming urban treasure in Barmbek inspire your artistic talents. On the first day we will sketch the industrial architecture by walking around the museum. On the second day the work you started with can be further developed and we will have a presentation of works in the afternoon.
This course is for everyone, regardless of the level of experience. Your teacher will have useful tips for you.
Bring your choice of drawing materials such as a sketchbook, pens and pencils. (As we are going to be mobile, it is better to bring less.)
In case of rain: We can meet at the VHS and work there together.
Zari Harat is a visual artist and instructor based in Hamburg.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: THE WINDFALL by Diksha Basu.
When Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town. But how to fit in? A heartfelt comedy of manners for the 21st century – laugh-out-loud funny and yet deeply touching. An international bestseller.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: THE WINDFALL by Diksha Basu.
When Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town. But how to fit in? A heartfelt comedy of manners for the 21st century – laugh-out-loud funny and yet deeply touching. An international bestseller.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Between 1850 and 1930 over five million people migrated through Hamburg BallinStadt to the US. Let’s spend a day learning about the fascinating and diverse European migration stories to the US. What types of people migrated? Why did they migrate? Let’s explore the exhibition and discuss their stories. What were their hopes and dreams? Were they fulfilled? How did they arrive to Hamburg? How were the travel accommodations? What was their destination and why? Were their aspirations, similar to the hopes and dreams of those who migrate today? These and many more questions will be answered during our museum visit. Afterwards, we will have a coffee at the restaurant and discuss our discoveries. Ab Niveau Englisch B2.

In Hamburg hat die Einwanderung eine lange Tradition, am Gemeinwohl orientiertes Handeln ebenfalls. Beispielhaft nehmen wir einerseits Aufgaben und Werke von international tätigen Persönlichkeiten und Institutionen unter die Lupe und setzen uns andererseits mit dem Alltag von Migrant*innen und Integration förderndem Engagement auseinander.
William Lindley, der Planer der städtischen Wasserversorgung im 19. Jh. oder W.P. Dunbar, dem 1. Leiter des Hygienischen Instituts nach der Cholera 1892 mit 8.600 Toten werden behandelt wie auch die neuen Informationen des Bernhard-Nocht-Instituts zur derzeitigen Pandemie und die aktuellen Prognosen des Klimarechenzentrums zur menschengemachten Klimakrise.
Die Erläuterungen von ehrenamtlich Engagierten in der ältesten englisch-sprachigen Kirchengemeinde und im ghanaischen Konsulat liefern uns positive Erfahrungen und zeigen, wie Hemmnisse der gesellschaftlichen Teilhabe von Migrant*innen abgebaut werden können.

Learning to understand and use idioms is a true challenge for every language learner, especially when the idiom is different from the one in one's native language. However, idioms are an important step towards achieving fluency. This course will 'show you the ropes', e.g. will help you better handle this kind of figurative language.
Be prepared to pay 1 EUR to your teacher for photocopies.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: THE WINDFALL by Diksha Basu.
When Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town. But how to fit in? A heartfelt comedy of manners for the 21st century – laugh-out-loud funny and yet deeply touching. An international bestseller.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

This one-day workshop is an introduction to the basics of bookbinding. Using traditional tools and techniques, the participants will make three different book structures: the pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab binding and hardcover multi-signature production binding.

Explore the streets of Hamburg with your camera in English! In this unusual English conversation and art photography course, a professional photographer and English teacher will take you on a photo shoot through a quarter of the city. Look for the best subjects, the best angles, the best settings and the best light with a professional on location to give you feedback and help you with your English. The first day we will spend on the streets shooting; the second day we will be in the classroom viewing and talking about each of the participant's results.
What you need for the course: a good digital camera, preferably one that makes raw files (this can be a compact/system camera, or a single lens reflex camera); a day pass for public transportation; a sturdy clear-plastic bag to tape over your camera in case of rain.

Dieser Online-Kurs ermöglicht Ihnen besonders viel Flexibilität beim Englischlernen: An festgelegten Terminen treffen Sie sich mit der Kursleiterin und den anderen Teilnehmenden bequem von zu Hause aus in Zoom: neue Themen werden eingeführt, und das freie Sprechen geübt. In der übrigen Zeit trainieren Sie dann auf unserer Onlineplattform Oxford English Skills Program selbstständig Ihre Hör-, Lese- und Schreibfertigkeiten. Ihre Kursleitung hat Einsicht in Ihre Lernfortschritte und wird Sie mit flankierenden Tipps und Übungen individuell begleiten.
Über das Kursende hinaus können Sie das Lernprogramm noch 18 Monate privat nutzen und online weiter lernen.

By tracing the evolution of the Holocaust memorial one can begin to better understand the mind of a nation grappling with its history of perpetratorship. In our investigations, we will ask: what is a memorial, what purpose do they serve and for whom are they created? The course will address local and national memorials in various forms, including invisible memorials, disappearing memorials, highly contentious or banned memorials, and counter-memorials. Our dialogue will be shaped by author, artist, and activist responses to further expand our perspective on not only the past, but also the future, of memorial work. As a class, we will make an excursion to visit a memorial of our choosing.

You don't need to be an art expert to talk about art! The most important thing is that you realize your ideas, thoughts, feelings and opinions about artwork matter. In each lesson you will concentrate on one or two paintings, sculptures. etc. The exploration of the artwork will start by taking a close look at it and describing its elements. After analyzing the artist's choices you may want to discuss possible meanings of the work. And of course you will be asked to utter your personal view of what you are looking at. Your teacher is a professional who can guide your exploration of the artwork and add more information that may be relevant and interesting. And he will help you with your English when you need help to express yourself.
The teacher is prepared to bring pieces of work that can be dealt with in the lesson, but you are also invited to make your own suggestions.

Dieser Online-Kurs ermöglicht Ihnen besonders viel Flexibilität beim Englischlernen: An festgelegten Terminen treffen Sie sich mit der Kursleiterin und den anderen Teilnehmenden bequem von zu Hause aus in Zoom: neue Themen werden eingeführt, und das freie Sprechen geübt. In der übrigen Zeit trainieren Sie dann auf unserer Onlineplattform Oxford English Skills Program selbstständig Ihre Hör-, Lese- und Schreibfertigkeiten. Ihre Kursleitung hat Einsicht in Ihre Lernfortschritte und wird Sie mit flankierenden Tipps und Übungen individuell begleiten.
Über das Kursende hinaus können Sie das Lernprogramm noch 18 Monate privat nutzen und online weiter lernen.

Just go down the Frog and Toad and open your pies.
Frog and Toad? Pies? Well, that's rhyming slang for road. Pies? That stands for eyes.
Confused? Did you think you understood English? Well, come along and find out more about working class London.