The Topoi exhibition “Jenseits des Horizonts – Raum und Wissen in den Kulturen der Alten Welt” will place the theme of the Excellence Cluster in a central position, while simultaneously depicting important research results. The exhibition will be shown in the north wing of the Pergamon Museum, June 21 – September 30, 2012.
Exhibition: “Auf den Kopf gestellt. Welt-Bilder – Bild-Welten”
Eine Ausstellung von Studierenden der Freien Universität Berlin und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften, 2. Juni 2012 im Foyer des Grimm-Zentrums der HU Berlin.
The Berliner Antikensammlung is showing its newly conceived Greek art exhibition on the main floor of the Altes Museum. The exhibition features a room dedicated entirely to Greek coins and presenting, via a special exhibition display case, a Topoi project on numismatics. Excerpts from Angela Berthold’s post-doctoral research project “Spatial Representation on Greek Coins and Its Effect on Neighboring Coinage” (C-II Images) are presented here, thanks to generous support from the Berliner Münzkabinett.
How does one exhibit ancient spaces and knowledge regarding the shaping of ancient spaces in museums or in exhibitions? This is a central theme in Topoi, especially within research group E-CSG-IV “Museums”. In cooperation with the Berlin National Museums (SMB), this question was directly incorporated into the work of the museum, beginning with a historical survey of presentational forms in European museums since the 18th century. In cooperation with Fellows, concepts for new exhibitions and presentations have been and are being developed for the Museum of Islamic Art. The new arrangement of the Museum of Prehistory and Ancient History in the New Museum serves as an example in this case.
Public Events: Activities on and insights to Topoi research
Topoi presents itself not only in publications, academic events and exhibitions, but also offers insights to its research in various public events. Researchers introduce their work in activities in and outside Topoi. Therefore a broad audience of children, pupils and adults take part in the Topoi knowledge transfer.
Twenty scientists, two catchwords: space & image. Looking into the past opens new vistas regarding conceptualizations of space – helping us to understand modern and contemporary visual phenomena.