“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
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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
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
Why Are School Lessons in Germany 45 Minutes Long?
15 August 2018
Robert KluthHistory today
Queer History
3 May 2018
Florian Wieler, Katja HauserHistory today
Leaflets against Dictatorship – The ‘White Rose’ and 18 February 1943
19 February 2018
Thomas JanderHistory today