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Europe's colonial heritage plays a major role in current social discourse. The Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory (BGAEU), founded on the initiative of Rudolf Virchow in 1869, curates a historical teaching collection of human skulls and skeletons, which was mainly compiled by

Karin Juruna and Txapina Juruna traveled from the Rio Xingu in Brazil to Berlin. At the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, they viewed historical maps, photos, research diaries, audio recordings and publications about their region of origin. Their visit emphasized the importance of exchange regarding th

In May, we had the opportunity to welcome a group of Bachelor students from the Department of Romance Studies from the Free University of Berlin. The tour was specially tailored to the interests of the course "`Discovering´ Latin America - from 1492 to the present day". During the event, we explored

BY INVITATION ONLY, PUBLIC LIVESTREAM As places for the symposium are strictly limited, please note that invitations can only be issued for named individuals who have registered in advance. A livestream of the symposium can be viewed without prior registration. Click here for online streaming. Date

Exchange with indigenous representatives from the Brazilian Amazon region of Xingú at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) On October 18, 2024, indigenous representatives of the Waurá and Kuikuro from the Brazilian Amazon region of the Rio Xingú visited the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Au

Representatives of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Museu Nacional met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss future opportunities and challenges for museums, libraries and archives. On September 2, 2018, the 200-year-old National Museum o

Representatives of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Museu Nacional met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss future opportunities and challenges for museums, libraries and archives. On September 2, 2018, the 200-year-old National Museum o

Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume

Run by the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, the portal offers an initial content of around 8,000 entries for collection items that come from a colonial context. The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) has opened the online portal "Collections from Colonial Contexts" for public use at

The provenance of human skulls from what was German West Africa is being investigated in a three-year joint research project at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte. It is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The collections of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschi