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Recommendation: “Empire, Faith and War: The Sikhs and World War One”
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION ( © Imperial War Museums) During the First World War 1.5 million Indians fought in the British Army – which means that every sixth British...
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Recommendation: “The First World War in Jewish Memory”-Exibition at Jüdisches...
Until November 16 you still have the chance to visit the Jewish Museum Berlin and see their special exhibition on “The First World War in Jewish Memory”. The exhibition focuses on the life of...
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Recommendation: What happend in Africa should not stay in Africa
4726. Fra de tyske Kolonier: Krokodille Jagtudbytte fra Victoria Nyanza Søen. (Photo: Danmarks Nationalbibliotek og Kobenhavns Universitetsbibliotek under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The focus of the public...
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Recommendation: How Germany was experimenting with jihad during WW1
What we do not learn about the First World War at school Did you know about the German “Half Moon Camp” in Zossen, near Berlin? IR WILHELM II HOHENZOLLERN (photo: The lost gallery under CC BY 2.0) This...
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LIVESTREAM Recommendation: Early 20th Century, World War I and New Order in...
How did World War I destabilize the entire Middle Eastern state system? What was the role of national and transnational players and how did they compete with powerful international alliances? And in...
View ArticleRecommendation: “World War One Through Arab Eyes”
In a three part series broadcasted on Aljazeera, Tunisian writer and broadcaster Malek Triki traces the history of the First World War through the perspective of the Arabic countries. Arab troops were...
View ArticleRecommendation: “As Chinese Tourism Increases, American Museums Adapt”
Due to new visa regulations, Chinese tourism is increasing in the United States and is likely to increase further in the upcoming years. Its impact can not only be felt in retail where tourists usually...
View ArticleRecommendation: “Aboriginal Australian Art Tells the Most Important Ancient...
In 1606, the first Europeans landed on coasts of Australia. In 1770, James Cook claimed what he called “New South Wales” on the east coast for Great Britain. But they did not find a “terra nullius”....
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Recommendation: Symposium “Positioning Ethnological Museums in the 21st Century”
Are you interested in ethnology and cultural anthropology? If so, did you know that the traditional way in which culture is exhibited in ethnological museums originated with the curiosity cabinets of...
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Recommendation: “Exhibiting as Research(?)”
Pictures at the museum (photo: amira_a under CC BY 2.0) In her article on Bilderfahrzeuge‘s blog, Rebecca Darley, Research Associate with the project “‘Bilderfahrzeuge’ – Aby Warburg’s Legacy and the...
View ArticleRecommendation: “Rudi Meisel. Compatriots 1977 – 1987″
The c/o Gallery situated in the Amerika Haus Berlin will host an exhibition of Rudi Meisel’s photographs titled “Rudi Meisel . Compatriots 1977 – 1987“. Starting in 1971, Meisel worked as a freelance...
View ArticleRecommendation: „Whose Heritage? Museums and Their Collections“
As part of their conference „Museums and Their Collections“, the research group FLOORPLAN is hosting a WorldCafé on “Whose Heritage? Museums and Their Collections”. The event will take place at the...
View ArticleTipp: Max-Planck-Forum Berlin „Flüchtlinge in Deutschland – Welche Spielräume...
Angesichts von rund 1 Million Flüchtlingen, die im letzten Jahr in Deutschland registriert wurden, stellt sich die Frage, wie es gelingt, so viele Menschen langfristig zu integrieren. Wie geht es...
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