Mitigating the effects of drought preventively >>> How biodynamic farming contributes to the management of drought
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Clowning: Expecting the unexpected, questioning the habitual…
100 Years of the lyre >>> New sound, new listening experience
Age is a task for society as a whole >>> The internist Christian Schikarski asks for ways of dealing with aging societies and the growing number of people who need support
“Innovation is born from exchange” >>> New ‘Living Farm’ podcast series from the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum
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Mitigating the effects of drought preventively >>> How biodynamic farming contributes to the management of drought
Clowning: Expecting the unexpected, questioning the habitual…
100 Years of the lyre >>> New sound, new listening experience
Age is a task for society as a whole >>> The internist Christian Schikarski asks for ways of dealing with aging societies and the growing number of people who need support
“Innovation is born from exchange” >>> New ‘Living Farm’ podcast series from the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum
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Unhealed wounds can produce fear and therefore hatred >>> The Goetheanum Stage shows ‘The Visitor’ by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt at a time of political tension
In his play ‘The Visitor’, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt examines how differing views can be shared and tolerated. While Sigmund Freud and the Stranger acknowledge each other in their controversies, a Gestapo officer uses language to humiliate Sigmund Freud.
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War in the Gulf region – is peace possible? >>> Lecture and conversation with Gerald Häfner
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 powerful, as is evident in the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan and Myanmar, and since 28 February 2026 also in the Gulf region.
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“One of the greatest editions in history” >>> Celebration of Rudolf Steiner’s Complete Works
The edition of Rudolf Steiner’s complete works, consisting of 450 volumes, has been finalized. The Rudolf Steiner Estate Administration (Nachlassverwaltung) and the General Anthroposophical Society will celebrate the completion of this project with a festive event at the Goetheanum on 17 April 2026.
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“A fulfilled life despite restrictions” >>> The contribution of Anthroposophic Medicine to older age healthcare
Dealing with the health challenges of elderly people requires something other than a deficit-oriented view of ageing. Christian Schikarski, an internist with additional qualifications in anthroposophic medicine and experience in geriatrics, heads the Care Group ‘Old Age Culture and Geriatric Medicine’ in the Medical Section at the Goetheanum.
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Society’s future starts in kindergarten >>> The Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum calls for greater recognition of early childhood educators
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 Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum calls for greater attention to be given to children’s early social development.
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Grand Theatre at the Goetheanum >>> Summer festivals on the 100th performance of ‘Faust’ parts I and II
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’ since the premiere of the unabridged version in 1938.
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“The word ‘hopeless’ was not part of her vocabulary” >>> Ita Wegman’s 150th birthday
The physician Ita Wegman was fully committed to taking on responsibility for sick people – therapeutically, socially and spiritually. On the occasion of her 150th birthday on 22 February 2026 a conference and a series of lectures were offered to honour the work of this important co-founder of Anthroposophic Medicine at the Goetheanum.
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