“Working with collections and researching individual objects is essentially about understanding the historical circumstances in which they were created.”
27 July 2026
Editors, Brigitte ReinekeResearch
Inside DHM
Here, we reveal what is usually hidden: we take a look behind the scenes and show all aspects of museum work.
Read
![[Translate to English:] Gotisches Kästchen](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/4/9/csm_Abb_1_61ae05e258.webp)
Art for foreign currency, but this time the other way around – the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte’s acquisitions on the West German art market
8 April 2026
Christopher JütteResearch
Collecting and researching: A closer look at the Augsburg Pictures of the Months
4 June 2025
Sabine BenekeCollecting
![[Translate to English:] Das Bild zeigt einige in Leinen gebundene Inventarbücher des DHM, die aufgereiht nebeneinander stehen, sortiert nach Jahren von 2013 bis 2021. Eines der Inventarbücher liegt aufgeschlagen im Vordergrund und zeigt das Inhaltsverzeichnis.](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_IG_Backhaus_Sammeln_cut_1f4fadd5e8.webp)
Collecting, Preserving, Researching: A look behind the scenes of the collection work of the Deutsches Historisches Museum
18 December 2024
Fritz BackhausCollecting
