“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
Perspectives
We provide historical context and offer well-founded opinions on topics that are currently in the spotlight.
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A Brief History of the Potato: from the highlands of Peru to the dining tables of Prussia
29 May 2026
Dorlis BlumeNature and German History
Women’s Voices in the Street: SPD speech records in the 1928 election campaign
5 March 2026
Anna-Lena AlmstedtHistory today
![[Translate to English:] Kuratorin Julia Voss spricht auf einem Podium. Sie trägt einen schwarzen Blazer und hat lange blonde Haare. Im Hintergrund ist das Plakatmotiv zur Ausstellung mit einem Wolf zu sehen.](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/c/b/csm_Er%C3%B6ffnung_Natur-und-deutsche-Geschichte-071_4f31089de6.webp)
Opening speech by Curator Julia Voss on the Exhibition “Nature and German History. Faith – Biology – Power”
14 November 2025
Julia VossNature and German History
Only on 8 May? Days of liberation in Europe
25 June 2025
Axel BangertHistory today
Only on 8 May? Days of liberation in Europe
28 May 2025
Alfons AdamHistory today
What’s that for? The first rainbow flag on the Reichstag
21 July 2023
Julia FrankeHistory today
The Race for the Atomic Bomb
28 February 2023
Takuma MelberVoices & Positions
![[Translate to English:] Die Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografie zeigt Hannah Arendt an der University of Chicago, 1966](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/9/2/csm_12.-Hannah-Arendt-an-der-University-of-Chicago-1966-c-Art-Resource-New-York_klein-788x1024_4f35d78284.webp)
Hannah Arendt: Only within the Limits of Nature is Freedom Possible
14 May 2020
Maike WeißpflugVoices & Positions