News & Events
Two new secondary members at the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Marcel Robischon and Dr. Friederike Landau-Donnelly as new associate members at the Zentrum
Object of the Month: The Rectors’ Portraits – Tradition Formation in the GDR, Media Diversity in the Present Day
Object of the Month 12/2025 Many venerable universities have a picture gallery of professors or rectors. Berlin’s Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität and Humboldt-Universität
Viktoria Tkaczyk is honoured with the Caroline von Humboldt-Professur
Prof. Dr. Viktoria Tkaczyk, science and media historian in the Department of Media Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and
Teaching and Learning with Society: Call for Proposals Summer Term 2026
The call for applications for ‘Teaching and Learning with Society’ for the summer semester 2026 is now open. If you
New publication: Unearthing Collections: Archives, Time and Ethics
Unearthing Collections is a new volume co-edited by Magdalena Buchczyk (IfEE), Martín Fonck, Tomás Usón, and Tina Palaić, and published
Evolutionary biologist John Nyakatura receives DFG project funding
Prof. Dr. John Nyakatura, Professor of Comparative Zoology at the Institute of Biology and secondary member at the Zentrum für
New release: ‘Mutter Museum’ by Werner Hamacher
Werner Hamacher’s book, edited by Daniel Tyradellis, has just been published: ‘Mutter Museum’ (english: Mother Museum). ‘One can only ever
Publication: Family Matters. Global Stories about Affiliation, Disruption, and Belonging
Family. Everyone has one, and each one is different. This unconventional book challenges traditional notions of the nuclear family by
Object of the Month: Humboldt diverse – Gerald Matzner’s terracotta busts and the idiosyncrasy of form
Object of the Month 11/2025Since 2009, the HU’s portfolio of Humboldt busts has been supplemented by modern adaptations by Austrian
Contemporary perspectives – opening programme, 11/27/2025
Family is diverse, ever-changing, and full of surprises. Beyond traditional structures and role models, new perspectives emerge on what family