contexts in which the Ethnologisches Museum acquired the nearly 1,400 objects from Namibia that are now in its collection. It was especially important to us to analyze whether there were any objects
of Benin, located in present-day Nigeria, stretches back almost 1,000 years. The dynasty of the current king has held the throne for around 500 years, making it one of the oldest ruling families in
has been the acting director of the Nationalgalerie since November 1, 2020. Jacques Herzog The Swiss architect was born in Basel in 1950. In 1970 he began studying at ETH Zurich, and in 1978 he started
of the steel structure and 500 weld seams repaired, as well as 1,600 square meters of new glass fitted. 800 existing ceiling lights converted to LED technology, 196 ceiling grilles reinstalled and
second exhibition, The Bronze Age – Europe without Borders. 4th – 1st Century B.C., opened at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and subsequently at the State Historical Museum in Moscow. Both demonstrate
Staatsarchiv. Altogether, they were "certainly 40 centimeters high and 1.5 meters wide." Adlung had already spent several months collating the estate of Prince Albert of Prussia, known as Albrecht the Elder
from? Early humans were very keen observers. The mastery of fire 1.5 to 2 million years ago was another significant step in their development. Fire allowed meat to be cooked and preserved. Very early
almost unique selling point in Germany. In total, we now have almost 1 million images online, which anyone is free to browse. You only have to register with us if you want to download the images directly
. Is there ever a break in the work? Hardly ever. We scan around 1.7 million pages a year with special, very different devices in a two-shift system. That is remarkable – but given that we have at
’s universities and non-university research institutions (group 1). They emigrated because antisemitism, androcentrism, and anti-Socialism were dominating their daily lives and hampering their careers