Research project Art historians of the Central Powers in the First World War - Apologists of destruction or "art protectors"? What is hidden behind the term "art protection", which was used in the First World War? To what extent were art historians and other arts scholars involved in war tactics? The research project " Kunsthistoriker der Mittelmächte im Ersten Weltkrieg – Apologeten der Vernichtung oder...
Background Article In Search of Home Ever since the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire there have been two Armenias: that of the widely scattered diaspora, which formed new memories and identities in exile, and that of those who, at different times, sought refuge in the Republic of Armenia. The story of these two extremes is one of longing to return, one the one hand, and being determined to stay, on the other, but perhaps common to both is the disparity between idealized expectations and harsh realities.
Background Article No “Zero hour” after the Shoah Immediately after the Second World War, Germany became a place of refuge for nearly 300,000 Jews. They lived like other so-called Displaced Persons (DPs) in Jewish or mixed DP camps and played a significant role in the revitalisation of European Judaism. However, few people are aware of their fate today.
