News & Updates Blog

While Max Kade Center director, Dr. Nichole M. Neuman, is on sabbatical during the 2025-2026 academic year, the Max Kade Center will be closed.  Questions pertaining to the Center may be directed to Dr. Jeff Wilson (jeswilso@iu.edu), School of Liberal Arts Associate Dean. Visit this link to sign up for the MKC mailing list to …

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Ruth Reichmann’s life at the Athenaeum (401 E. Michigan Street in Indianapolis) on February 25, 2024 from 3-5p.  There will be a host of speakers honoring Ruth and her legacy.

With sadness, the Max Kade Center shares the passing of Dr. Ruth Marion Reichmann on January 6.  Dr. Reichmann was an integral part of the Hoosier German-American community, serving on the board of Indiana German Heritage Society, as its president, and as its newsletter editor for many years.  She provided incredible support to the Max …

The Max Kade Center, with the Volkshochschule Köln (Cologne), and with the support of our city partners–Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis and Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee–received a grant to participate in the Urban X-Change Network through September 2023. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, MKC, VHS, and our community partners will spearhead events meant to foster …

KO:IN Pride, a Max Kade Center-partnered project calls all artists to submit artwork that centers queer themes or is by queer artists.  Submissions due Feb. 28, 2023.  More information below.  Circulate broadly!