Projects
A large number of projects are carried out at the Gotha collection and research centre. These range from collection-related and source-based cataloguing, preservation and research projects to digitisation and digital humanities projects. The collections are thus made usable for science and the public. The individual institutions work closely with various national and international co-operation partners. Explore a selection of current projects.
- Current
- Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection
The Scientific Age in the Province
With the first assembly of the Society of German Naturalists and Physicians in 1822, according to Werner von Siemens (1886), a 'scientific age' began, in which the natural sciences opened up to…
- Current
- Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection
The Rubondo-Experiment
The examination of the often neglected ecological dimension of decolonization contributes to a better understanding of the impacts of historical transformations on the natural environment.…
- Current
- Gotha Research Library
Books, Parks, and Gardens
The cooperation project involves the digitization of rare and difficult-to-access prints and manuscripts pertaining to horticulture and landscape parks in the Gotha Research Library, the Duchess Anna…