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Miscellany – Prelude to the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

… Collecting and organising is a way of learning about the world. Even in the cabinets of curiosities, people tried to show the world through thousands of objects in one room. When organising the collected objects, the first thing to do is to look closely and compare them to find common features. As soon as the different objects in a collection are rearranged, new connections emerge. Our teaching idea, including…

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World views in front of the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

A museum workshop for stories, objects and perspectives invites visitors to participate.

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300 years of curiosity. Perspectives on cabinet of curiosities research

An interdisciplinary conference accompanying the Francke Foundations' annual exhibition

Objects from Borneo in the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities of the Francke Foundations Halle

… workshop of the same name, which took place on April 2, 2025. The article is available online:  DOWNLOAD: https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJK/article/view/11876/2674 The Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities of the Francke Foundations was conceived and designed in the years 1736-41. It can be visited today in its original location in the lower part of the mansard roof…

Discover the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities with Suddenlife Gaming

… by In 2021, we simply did something completely new: the Corona pandemic gave us the idea. In a web app, children (6-12 years) and families become part of an exciting story in the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities of the Francke Foundations, linked with creative, analogue games. You can immerse yourself in the story during a visit to the Foundations, from home or during the…

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Our Presentation at the Leipzig Book Fair focuses on the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

…Focus on the 30th anniversary of the reopening of the Francke Foundations' Baroque Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities in the Historic Orphanage