Research and Projects
Objects from Borneo in the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities of the Francke Foundations Halle
Project funded by the German Lost Art Foundation on the colonial contexts of currently over 100 objects from Borneo in the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities
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Alchemy and Pietism in the 18th century
Current DFG-funded research project »Alchemy and Pietism. Alchemical practice at the Halle Orphanage in the 18th century«
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Education for all in the 18th century?
Project funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt on early modern sources on the history of the schools of the Francke Foundations
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Building and Architectural History
Research project on the building and architectural history of the Halle Orphanage with architectural, cultural and social-historical perspectives
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Research on the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities
Continuous research into the important Baroque cabinet of curiosities with current approaches and international perspectives
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The »Medicus Malabaricus« of 1712
Cataloging and editing of the outstanding source on the history of medicine, pharmacy and Christian mission together with the Leopoldina and international scientists
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Nobility and Pietism
Research into the special relationship between the nobility and Pietism in the field of tension between numerous negotiation and transition processes
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Colonial art and cultural heritage
Research into parts of the foundations' collections from the 18th and first half of the 19th century with colonial contexts
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Pupils life and the school city in the 19th and 20th centuries
Conception and implementation of projects on the less researched recent history of the Francke Foundations
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Edition of the curriculum vitae of Friedrich Bernhard Blaufuß
Conference and the edition of the curriculum vitae of Friedrich Bernhard Blaufuß
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