On the occasion of the 22nd Japan Day in Düsseldorf on 24 May 2025, the Goethe-Museum is presenting a special exhibition on the intercultural literary relationship between Germany and Japan.
Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther" was recognised in Japan as a medium of national self-discovery. The first German bestseller represented a success story in which German literary and cultural assets rose to both European and global prominence. The conflict between the pursuit of knowledge and moral responsibility thematised in "Faust" also resonated in Japan. (Source: d:Art/Cultural Office)
Exhibition duration: 18 May to 15 June 2025
