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Lecture series “Beziehungsweise Familie” (Family Matters) – March 18, 2026 with Dr. Lotte Warnsholdt
Cultural practices of silence as modes of care Dr. Lotte Warnsholdt The lecture draws on 20th-century literature to examine various
Object of the Month: Searching for clues – The Berlin engravings
Object of the Month 03/2026 A particularly large part of the art collection comprises views of Berlin and depictions of
Visit from Lund University to the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik and the Humboldt Lab
On Friday, 13 February 2026, the Zentrum für Kulturtechnik welcomed colleagues from Lund University to the Gerlach-Bau and the Humboldt
Lecture series “Beziehungsweise Familie” (Family Matters) – February 18, 2026 with Prof. Dr. Annette Schad-Seifert
An interdisciplinary lecture series on contemporary family forms and concepts of kinship Singles under pressure – “solo weddings” as the
Object of the Month: Economics as a science – the chain of office of the Berlin Handelshochschule, 1910
Object of the Month 02/2026 The silver-gilt chain of office bears the portrait of Emperor Wilhelm II in uniform with
Lecture series “Beziehungsweise Familie” (Family Matters) – February 11, 2026 with Dr. Michael Slepian
Having and Keeping Secrets Dr. Michael Slepian (Associate Professor at Columbia Business School) Common wisdom suggests that secrecy harms relationships and well
Paula Doepfner, ‘Out in front of a dozen dead oceans’
Exhibition in the Object Lab At first glance, Paula Doepfner’s drawings appear abstract, like veils of mist or delicate branches.
Memory, identity, transmission: an artistic diorama at the Humboldt Forum
How does personal experience become collective knowledge? And what traces do family biographies leave on our identity? These questions were
Public Engagement Training for Researchers
The Humboldt Graduate School (HGS), in cooperation with the HU Office for Knowledge Exchange with Society and the Berlin School
Lecture series “Family Matters”: Further Dates during Winter Semester
Focus Family Secrets The focus Family Secrets turns its attention to hidden dimensions of family relationships, where intimacy, protection, and conflict