another exhibition of history or an other exhibition of history? 100 years of goethe university in...
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01.05.2023
Another exhibition of history or
an other exhibition of history?100 years of Goethe University in Frankfurt
Dr. Annabelle Hornung, Goethe Universität Frankfurt
201.05.2023
CONTENT
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I. HISTORY
II. UNIVERSITY ARCHIV
III. EXHIBITIONa. Ideab. Samplec. Presentation
IV. CONCLUSION
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1914 ff. Founded as a citizens university by
mainly Jewish citizens. Birthplace of the famous Frankfurt
School.
1933ff. Expulsion of Jewish thinkers during the
Nazi era. 1/3 of the academic staff and an
uncountable amount of students were dismissed.
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HISTORY
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HISTORY
1945 ff. Re-opening the doors of the university return of great minds (e.g. Max
Horkheimer).
1968ff. The university played a major role
in the student protests
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HISTORY
2008ff. First major university to become a
foundation university.
2014 The 100th birthday of Goethe
University. “Science for society” as guiding
principle.
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ARCHIVE Memory and treasure trove of Goethe
University.
Collects legal documents, medals, seals, manuscripts, objects of art, university gowns etc.
Independent department with 5 employees, but also students and volunteers in charge of scientific projects.
1000 requests and 800 visitors per anno.
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EXHIBITION
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EXHIBITION
Historical, but no chronological exhibition.
Past in interplay with present.
Flow of history.
Goethe: “Die Geschichte denkt uns vor” (= History is pre-thinking us/contemporary society)
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EXHIBITION
Highlight sustainable impact in city and society.
Touring exhibition.
100 objects, seemingly trivial and from everyday live.
object story = to uncover the story behind the objects.
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EXHIBITION – examples
1914: Electives affinities
Ballot box founded by theFirst university´s president,Richard Wachsmuth.
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EXHIBITION – examples
1944: Building lot
A stone remained fromGoethe´s birthplace, which was destroyed after aBombing in Frankfurt.
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EXHIBITION – examples
1949/50: Armamentarium
Equipment of BarbaraWalther for her studies – butwriting paper is missing.
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EXHIBITION
Wild things.
Everyday and strange objects.
After the presentation they will become artifacts/ museum objects.
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EXHIBITION
Special exhibition design.
Time capsules.
At eye-level, in white space, mystified, taken out of chronology.
Re-auratization.
Idea of an ark.
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CONCLUSION
100 objects as signs of history and time.
But with the special design, which is taking them out of time, it is not another chronological exhibition.
It is an other form of historical exhibition and an other idea of material culture.
It writes an other cultural and social history of Goethe University.
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Dr. Annabelle Hornung Project Manager „100 years of Goethe University“
www.goethe-universität.de/gu100
@GoetheUni100
Thank you!