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Hosted by the Research Centre Gotha, in cooperation with the Gotha Research Library; funded by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation

25th to 29th August 2025

The one-week summer school is aimed at applicants from advanced students during the master's thesis, doctoral candidates and postdocs, as well as employees of museums and similar institutions with an interest in the perceptual and knowledge history of Africa, the history of court culture and the history of objects, book and learning in the Early Modern Europe. Accompanied by lectures and guided tours by proven experts: the participants will get to know the rich holdings of the Gotha Research Library, the Peacestein Foundation and the Gotha State Archives with active participation in workshops.

For further details: Summer school 2025