Herzlich Willkommen beim
Germanic-American Institute!
Welcome to the Germanic-American Institute
We are a Minnesota non-profit whose mission is to foster appreciation and understanding of the culture, language, arts, and ongoing history of the German speaking peoples through public educational and cultural programs.
GAI auf einen Blick
We are:
- sponsor of the Twin Cities German Immersion School
- home to the St. Paul-Neuss Sister City Partnership
- a community dedicated to preserving our roots while looking to the future by offering:
- a language school for adults and children
- Kinderstube German immersion pre-school
- cultural programming throughout the year
- fun monthly membership gatherings
We invite you to come be part of our ever-growing community.
Kinoabend im Garten Featuring the Swiss Film Vitus (2006)
Friday, July 17
6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner, 8:30 p.m. film
$10 members, $12 non-members
July’s member night will be a relaxed evening outdoors on
the GAI grounds. Come socialize with friends and stay for the screening of the film. The outside bar will be open and picnic foods will be available for a light dinner. The film will be shown in German with English subtitles.
The featured movie is the Swiss film “Vitus,” the story of
a young genius and prodigy pianist. This is an inspirational
tale about a boy whose musical talent and intelligence hold
promise for a brilliant future, but impede his dreams of being a normal child. Writer-director Fredi M. Murer’s heartfelt tale won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Film of 2007.