… authority that fuelled the university conflict surrounding Christian Wolff beyond the substantive and ideological convictions.The publication, first published in 2015 as an accompanying brochure to a cabinet exhibition developed by students at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg as part of a seminar project, has been reissued on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Christian Wolff's expulsion…
… in collaboration with the easy language office ‘Wir verstehen uns!’ (We understand each other!) Lebenshilfe Mansfelder Land e.V.
Audio tour of the orphanage
Audio tour through the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities
… the outset, the Historic Orphanage, which remains the hub of the Foundations today, was designed for multipurpose use. Now, it is home to the Krokoseum, the children’s creative centre, two cabinet exhibitions with the evocative titles Changing the World by Changing People. The History of the Francke Foundations and The Power of the Word. Pietism’s Influence on Cultural History, as well as a…
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Annual Exhibition 2025
»300 years of curiosity. Hidden knowledge from the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities« The cultural history exhibition on one of the best-preserved early modern universal collections in Europe focuses on design and function, classification systems,…
… oriented collections of the former ducal house of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg, especially in the Gotha Research Library, the Francke Foundations in Halle with the Historical Library and the famous Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities from 1736/41, as well as the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel as the most important library in Germany with holdings concerning the medieval and early modern…
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Visitors from all over the world are enthusiastic about the Francke Foundations - tourists marvel at the Cabinet of Artifacts and Natural Curiosities, scientists explore its sources, families make use of the cultural and educational offers, alumni take their Golden Abitur in the renovated Latina. Many important projects, especially in the socio-cultural field, would be inconceivable without the generous support of…
