The Word N Sound Legacy X: Future History Exhibition Closes this April at the Goethe-Institut

For over a decade, Word N Sound has shaped the spoken word movement in South Africa, transforming poetry from a niche art form into a thriving cultural force. The ‘Word N Sound Legacy X: Future History,’ which reflected on this remarkable journey is coming to a close on Saturday, 12 April 2025. Here’s what you need to know about the closing event.

What's on in Joburg Word N Sound Legacy X Exhibition Closing — Image by Teto Mokaila

What to expect from the exhibition closing

The Word N Sound Legacy X exhibition closing will bring together food, literature, and community, and feature conversations with well-known published authors, a writers’ speed date, and an open mic session.

This is also your last chance to catch the exhibition, which invites visitors to walk through the milestones, performances, and voices that built the Word N Sound Legacy X: Future History exhibition. Through archival material, multimedia installations, and interactive experiences, audiences will witness how history continues to echo in every story shared.

More than a retrospective, this exhibition challenges visitors to imagine the future of storytelling in an ever-evolving world.

Cost: FREE entry

When: Closing on Saturday, 12 April 2025 from 12pm to 5pm
Where: Goethe-Institut South Africa, 119 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg

Goethe-Institut Word n Sound Legacy X exhibition — Image by Teto Mokaila

More about the Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut aims to cultivate international and local cultural exchange through the arts, sciences and languages. With over 100 institutes worldwide, and 14 in the sub-Saharan region, including the one in Johannesburg, the Goethe-Institut is committed to fostering transnational diversity, understanding and trust.

The Johannesburg institute’s Language department offers German lessons in the Goethe-Institut and otherwise, supporting German teachers in the country and working closely with the South African Department of Education.

Their Library and Information Department works in partnership with libraries and other institutions involved in book and reading promotion in South Africa and encourages exchanges between information specialists and publishers in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and Germany.

And their Cultural Programmes Department focuses on a variety of different artistic approaches from the visual arts to drama, dance, literature, film, and others to support the local cultural scenes and strengthen pan-African dialogue through the arts.