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WCGS Contest

Visit the Waterloo Region Museum's exhibition "Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation"and share a picture or memory with WCGS for your chance to win!

WCGS recently interviewed Waterloo Region Museum Curator, Adèle Hempel, about the ongoing exhibition "Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation."

Read the full interview here.

WCGS's Annual Report for 2017-2018 is now available.

Read it here.

"Bye Bye Germany" starts Friday 6 July and "The Accountant of Auschwitz" starts Friday 13 July.

Synopis: " 'Bye Bye Germany' is a deeply felt, often wry look at a group of Jewish friends — all Nazi-era survivors — who, in 1946 Frankfurt, unite to sell high-end linens to raise the funds to emigrate to America.

Faust: German"Krautrock” pioneers & present-day avant-provocateurs

Presented by Wavelength with Burn Down the Capital & Goethe-Institut Toronto

Tue, 09/04/2018 -

Kitchener: Jun 14, 2018, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize has been established to recognize first-time authors whose scholarly work provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. Find out more on our website.

Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation

At the Waterloo Region Museum from May 25 to September 3, 2018thisexhibit presents historical events over the centuries, inspiring stories of German immigrants, and innovative bilateral research projects and partnerships.