Während seines 25-jährigen Bestehens hatte das Institut sechs Institutsleiter – Friedrich A.

Schultze ( kein Foto verfügbar ) , Wolfgang Ule , Walter Breuer , Hans-Georg Knopp , Manfred Heid und Rüdiger van den Boom – hunderte Sprachkurse und noch viel mehr kulturelle Veranstaltungen .

Diese reichen von Lesungen über Filme bis zu Ausstellungen und Konzerten.

s twenty-five years in Chicago can be told in terms of three buildings up and down Michigan Avenue, six directors - Friedrich A.

Schultz ( picture not available ) , Wolfgang Ule , Walter Breuer , Hans-Georg Knopp , Manfred Heid and Rüdiger van den Boom - hundreds of language classes , and hundreds more cultural events , from readings to film series , art exhibits to concerts .

But something gets lost in such listings: the dynamic generated and fostered by those directors in those buildings; the spirit of the Institut as it has unfolded over the years.