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Pilot project: »Digital Twin of the Francke Foundations«

Work begins on creating a »Digital Twin« of the Francke Foundations.

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Together for artistic freedom and a democratic culture of remembrance

Statement on the AfD Saxony-Anhalt’s proposed »patriotic cultural policy«.

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August Hermann Francke Study Centre – Archive and Library

Summer course at the Study Centre

Introduction to working with manuscripts and old prints

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Education – Young Museum

»Jein!« Ab September bei uns: Ausstellung zur Orientierung im Ungewissen

Zwischen Alltagsentscheidungen und großen Lebensfragen, zwischen Zielsuche und Träumereien - wir nehmen euch mit.

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Bild einer alchemischen Handschrift
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Transcription project on an alchemical manuscript completed

A source of great significance for research into the history of alchemy has been made available to the general public…

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The photo shows the stand set up by the publishing house of the Francke Foundations at the Leipzig Book Fair.
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The Francke Foundations at the Leipzig Book Fair

Our publishing house will be represented at the Leipzig Book Fair again this year. Please feel free to drop by!

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»settle in« – Annual programme at the Francke Foundations on finding your way in a complex world

The annual programme of the Francke Foundations for 2026 is themed »settle in«. From academic discourse to cultural…

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Spaces of education

Workshop in the Dr. Liselotte Kirchner Scholarship Programme on the 02/27 2026

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geöffneter Schrank mit Borneo-Objekten in der Kunst- und Naturalienkammer
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Article »Out of Borneo« published

At the end of December 2025, the Jurnal Borneo-Kalimantan published the collaborative article »Out of Borneo –…

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Donations for the preservation of cultural treasures

A Baroque world atlas in new splendour

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller-Bahlke erhält feierlich den Tagore-Preis 2025
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Rabindranath Tagore Cultural Prize 2025 awarded to Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller-Bahlke

On 11 October, Prof. Dr. Müller-Bahlke was honoured with the Rabindranath Tagore Cultural Award by the German-Indian…

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Historic copper engraving of the Pädagogium building of the Francke Foundations, surrounded by an ornate decorative frame
August Hermann Francke Study Centre – Archive and Library

Focus on historical school libraries

International conference at the Francke Foundations

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