Culture, interculture and media

The cultural offerings in Stuttgart are diverse: theater, opera, concerts, exhibitions and intercultural events. Further information can be found on the  Stuttgart Marketing GmbH website:

•  Events and highlights (opens in a new tab)
•  Museums and culture
•  The architecture (opens in a new tab)

You would like to meet people from your home country or establish contacts with people from other countries? The  Forum of Cultures (opens in a new tab) will help you. It is the umbrella organization of Stuttgart's migrant associations and an intercultural office. More than 250 international associations are members of the Forum.

The  magazine of (opens in a new tab) the Forum der Kulturen "Begegnung der Kulturen - Interkultur in Stuttgart" gives a lot of information about intercultural events and activities.

At  Club International (opens in a new tab), young people from all over the world aged 18 to 27 have the opportunity to exchange ideas and planleisure activities together .

Pedagogically trained staff members are available as contact persons.

The  Stuttgart City Library (opens in a new tab) consists of the central library, the 17 branch libraries
branch libraries and the mobile library with its two book buses.

The central library on Mailänder Platz is located in the new Europaviertel district and is one of the most modern libraries in Europe.

You can use all services and borrow media with a library card . You can obtain a library card on presentation of your identity card or passport, including a registration certificate from the residents' registration office. An annual fee (2022: € 20 | reduced € 10) or a monthly fee of € 4 must be paid in order to use all of the library's services. The library card is free of charge for all persons under the age of 18.  Here you can find a list of the district libraries. (opens in a new tab)