Intellect and Scholarship

Innovations, non-university research - by Max Planck, Fraunhofer, Leibniz and Humboldt: current information and background reports from the spirit and research

Statue von Immanuel Kant vor der Universität Kaliningrad

Immanuel Kant: The Philosopher of the Enlightenment

Immanuel Kant changed the way people think all over the world. The works of the German philosopher are still relevant today, 300 years after his birth.

Max Weber – pioneer of sociology

Max Weber turned sociology into a modern science – and his ideas still have an impact today.

Martin Luther

Reformation Day: Martin Luther, the Reformer

How Martin Luther and the Reformation have continued to influence German society until the present.

Pergamon-Museum in Berlin: das Ishtar-Tor.

Experiencing history

Always open for a virtual visit

Visit museums any time: the Pergamon Museum in Berlin and the Deutsches Museum in Munich have made this digitally possible.

Gabriel Zuchtriegel in Pompeji: „Den Menschen eine Stimme geben.“

Culture connects

World Heritage Site

“We need to open up the work done by museums”

German-Italian Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pompeii, on cultural dialogue and interactive museum work.

Leibniz Association – outstanding diversity

The Leibniz Association brings together 89 research centres covering subjects from natural sciences to the humanities.

Martina Merz, Vorstandsvorsitzende ThyssenKrupp

In tune with the times

These people are doing something special. We tell you today who will make a big impact tomorrow.

Erzählt lebendig von der Vergangenheit: Jill Lepore

In the spirit of great names

Historian Jill Lepore and Internet pioneer Paul Ginsparg received prestigious awards in Germany at the end of 2021.

Der Dom zu Aachen: Grabstätte Karls des Großen

Experience history virtually

Visiting historic places can give you an intensive experience of history. These sites are worth a visit, even a virtual one.

Zu Besuch im Wikingermuseum Haithabu

Time travel under the open sky

Open-air museums in Germany: discovering history here is a special experience – and sometimes deeply shocking.

Menschheitsgeschichte als Familienbild im Neanderthal-Museum.

From Neanderthals to emigrants

Museums in Germany: a prehistoric site, a battlefield and a port – here you can visit three extraordinary places.

Randall bewarb sich bereits 2008 als Astronautin bei der ESA.

Equality in space

Eleven German men have already travelled in space. The Female Astronaut initiative aims to send the first German woman into space – in 2021.

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