Publication project | Conference project | Research project 300 Years Immanuel Kant (1724–2024) 2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the birthday of Immanuel Kant, the philosopher from Königsberg. In preparation for the Year of Kant 2024, the BKGE is coordinating and organizing numerous activities around the topic of Immanuel Kant
Holding Collection of the East Prussian State museum with a Baltic German Department The East Prussian State Museum (OL) is the central collection point for cultural heritage objects from East Prussia and the Baltic States, but its library also houses over 15,000 relevant titles relating to the area.
Holding | Archive | Library holdings Complete holdings of the Cultural Center East Prussia The rich collections of the CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA reflect the centuries-long history of East Prussia, which is brought to life in exhibitions and events, as well as through other media. The archive and library collections are also available to anyone who is interested in this fascinating...
Cultural center Cultural Center East Prussia The Cultural Center East Prussia is a multi-faceted “showcase” of the culture and regional studies of East Prussia. Featuring a permanent exhibition and various temporary exhibitions, its collections are open to anyone interested in learning about this fascinating land between the Vistula and...
Infrastructure project | Exhibition project Erweiterung um eine Abteilung „Immanuel Kant, Königsberg und die deutsche Aufklärung" ("Creating a New Department: 'Immanuel Kant, Königsberg and the German Enlightenment'") In 2024, the 300th birthday of the most important philosopher of modern times, Immanuel Kant, will be commemorated worldwide. Kant, who came from Königsberg and never left East Prussia, is to receive permanent museum recognition for the first time in Germany with the creation of a special...
Museum | Archive Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum mit Deutschbaltischer Abteilung ("East Prussian State Museum with a Baltic German Department") This museum, located right in the center of Lüneburg, is dedicated to the subject of East Prussia and the Baltic Germans. Here you will discover a fascinating region in East Central Europe, which, for 700 years, was shaped by the German language. Never before has a museum in Germany focused on the...
Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition of the Cultural Center East Prussia in Ellingen Presenting more than 800 years of history, culture, and nature in a limited space is a challenge that the CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA has masterfully risen to. The permanent exhibition, which covers a significant range of topics and showcases many unique artefacts, is one of the ways it has...
Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition of the East Prussian state museum East Prussia: Formerly the easternmost German province, today it covers parts of Poland, Russia and Lithuania. With its family-friendly presentation style and high-quality, informative exhibits, the East Prussian state museum conveys as complete a picture as possible of the history, art, culture and...
show video You have not yet given permission to place the required cookies. Accept the required cookies to view this content.Inhalt anzeigen Biographical Short Film The Copernican Turn of Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) is one of the most important philosophers in history and one of the most important protagonists of the German-speaking Enlightenment. His creative period is divided into two phases: A first „pre-critical“ period and a later „critical“ period, in which the main works known to this day, first the „Critique of Pure Reason“ (1781) are published. Its creation constitutes the turning point in Kant's philosophical work, so fundamental and revolutionary that it is also called the „Copernican turn“ in Kant's philosophy. But what was the background of this so decisive change of perspective in Kant's work? Let the philosopher himself tell us....
