Calendar of the Francke Foundations
1998/90: Achieving freedom, shaping freedom
Opening of the lecture series Historical Signs of Freedom
November marks the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Under the title "1989/90: Achieving freedom, shaping freedom", Dr h.c. mult. Joachim Gauck, former Federal President of Germany, opens the lecture series "Historical Signs of Freedom. Interpretations of the Peaceful Revolution in the Present".
The series is a lecture series organised by the Faculty of Theology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and supported by the LEUCOREA Foundation and the municipal and management consultancy beratungsraum GmbH. From an interdisciplinary perspective, it explores the topical potential of the upsetting events of 1989. From philosophical to historical to literary perspectives, the lecture series will bring together experts from academia, politics and culture at the Francke Foundations throughout the summer semester of 2024. The opening lecture will take place in the Freylinghausen Hall.
The entire programme of the lecture series can be found on the university website. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Highlights
Museumsnacht
04. - 05. May 2024
Total real? Total irreal!
Gullivers Reisen im Lindenhof
19. - 21. June 2024
70. Jahre Puppentheater Halle
Total Real. Die Entdeckung der Anschaulichkeit
23. March 2024 - 02. February 2025
Wie nähere ich mich der Welt, um sie zu verstehen?
Healing body and soul. Medicine and Hygiene in the 18th Century
02. May - 17. October 2021
![[Translate to Englisch:] Das Kinderkrankenhaus auf dem Gelände der Stiftungen](fileadmin/_processed_/files/a/9/csm_JA21_Platzhalterbild_ed2d101419.jpg)
In 1721, the foundation stone for the children's hospital in Germany was laid at the Francke Foundations. The 300th anniversary of this event is the occasion for the annual...
Events
1998/90: Achieving freedom, shaping freedom
Opening of the lecture series Historical Signs of Freedom
November marks the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Under the title "1989/90: Achieving freedom, shaping freedom", Dr h.c. mult. Joachim Gauck, former Federal President of Germany, opens the lecture series "Historical Signs of Freedom. Interpretations of the Peaceful Revolution in the Present".
The series is a lecture series organised by the Faculty of Theology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and supported by the LEUCOREA Foundation and the municipal and management consultancy beratungsraum GmbH. From an interdisciplinary perspective, it explores the topical potential of the upsetting events of 1989. From philosophical to historical to literary perspectives, the lecture series will bring together experts from academia, politics and culture at the Francke Foundations throughout the summer semester of 2024. The opening lecture will take place in the Freylinghausen Hall.
The entire programme of the lecture series can be found on the university website. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Exhibitions
Rundgang durch das Kulturdenkmal
300 Jahre Bildung in einer einzigartigen Architekturlandschaft
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