Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe The Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe e. V. (DiFMOE) has been dedicated to researching and digitally indexing historical sources from Eastern Europe and operates a digital, freely accessible online library for their publication.
Digital Library of the Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe The Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe e.V. (DiFMOE) has been operating a digital, freely accessible specialized library with historical documents on Eastern Europe since 2008. In the middle of 2023, its holdings of periodicals included 254 titles, encompassing newspapers, magazines and annual...
Document repository Electronic Reading Room (eL) of the Martin Opitz Library Would you like to browse selected holdings of the Martin Opitz Library from your own PC? In the MOB's electronic reading room, you will find thousands of digitized documents – from historical address books to monographs, journals and much more.
Picture gallery Emil Orlik Emil Orlik (1870–1932) was one of the most famous and versatile Czech artists of the turn of the century. He was known primarily as a graphic artist and draftsman whose artistic work ranged between realism and art nouveau. His extensive oeuvre includes drawings of famous contemporary musicians and composers – whom Orlik also liked to show practicing their art.
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner Er hatte eine Bauzeit von mehr als 600 Jahren, ist knapp 157 Meter hoch und zieht heutzutage mehr als 6 Millionen Besucher jährlich an: Der Kölner Dom. Die Vollendung des monumentalen Stadtwahrzeichens im 19. Jahrhundert ist zu guter Letzt auch Ernst Friedrich Zwirner, einem orts- und...
Ernst Stewner. A German photographer in Poland / Niemiecki fotograf Polski This collection of works by the eminent photographer Ernst Stewner offers a rare glimpse of life in Poland in the 1930s and early 1940s. The exhibition features a selection from his estate, which is now housed at the Herder Institute in Marburg.
Research institute Federal Institute for Culture and History of Eastern Europe The Federal Institute for Culture and History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) advises and supports the Federal Government in all matters concerning the research, presentation and development of German culture and history in Eastern Europe.
series of lectures Female German-speaking artists from in and around Eastern Europe This series organised by the Cultural Advisor for Transylvania informs about remarkable artistic accomplishments by women from Eastern Europe and brings their innovative work more into the public eye. Many of these artists found a new home in Germany in the course of the 20th century. Through their...
Fernweh ("Yearning for afar") In the exhibition "Fernweh" ("Yearning for Afar") you can let your imagination take wing and transport you to far-off places. Here you will discover sun, beaches and the ocean, but also unknown and mysterious landscapes. As the subtitle “From Jugendstil to contemporary photography” promises,...
Forgotten, but not lost The seizure of power by the National Socialists in 1933 led to a major wave of migration out of Germany. Over 500,000 people left the Third Reich, among them numerous artists and cultural professionals. The exhibition presents works by artists in exile who came from former West Prussia and other...
Scholarship Förderstipendien des Adalbert Stifter Vereins (Funded Fellowships of the Adalbert Stifter Association) Do you deal with the culture and history of Germans in the Czech Lands, especially their interaction with Czech culture and other cultures of this region? If so, you can apply for a scholarship of the Adalbert Stifter Association.
Cultural institution German Culture Forum for Central and Eastern Europe The German Culture Forum for Central and Eastern Europe works to promote cross-border communication of German culture and the history of Eastern Europe in the form of events, exhibitions, and both printed and digital publications.
Museum | Collection | Library HAUS SCHLESIEN HAUS SCHLESIEN is all about versatility! In the heart of the Siebengebirge you will discover a place that is not only peaceful, comfortable and atmospheric, but also an international meeting place and educational center where the culture of remembrance comes alive. On site, across Germany and...
Heckert Glassware 1866-1923 Comprising around 200 glassworks, this exhibition of the Silesian Museum offers a representative overview of the productions of the company Fritz Heckert, which was long considered one of the leading manufacturers of art and ornamental glass and enjoyed international success.
Herder Fellowship for doctoral candidates and postdocs A scholarship for intensive source research in the scientific collections of the Marburg Herder Institute for Historical Research on Eastern Central Europe, an institute of the Leibniz Association.
Research fellowship | Support of conferences Herder Fellowship for experts in historical research on East Central Europe A research fellowship for proven experts who can carry out their research project for up to three months directly at the Herder Institute for Research on Eastern Central Europe in Marburg.
Scientific infrastructure facility | Research institute Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe The Marburg Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association (HI) is one of the central non-university infrastructure and research institutions for historical research on East Central Europe in Germany.
ICOM4Ukraine on the Protection of Cultural Property in Wartime Since February 24, 2022 Ukraine has been exposed to the Russian war of aggression. In the media we see not only images of desperate, injured and killed people, but also bombed churches, memorials, theaters and museums. In view of the destruction of numerous art and cultural assets, the question...
Image database Image catalogue of the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Association In the online database of the Image Archive you will find the previously inventoried and digitized image materials from the collections of the Herder Institute as well as additional image sources from joint indexing and digitization projects with cooperation partners. Further analog and digital...
Immanuel Kant Scholarship The fellowship is aimed at doctoral students working on transnational and transcultural references or interconnections in Eastern Europe from the Middle Ages to the present, with a special focus on the German-speaking population.
