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[Translate to English:] Luther als Mönch

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"Coined history" The Gotha Numismatic Collection

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4. February 2026

Changed opening hours during the lecture-free period

Some service facilities at the University of Erfurt have changed opening hours during the lecture-free period. Please take note of this.

23. March 2026

Gotha Perthes Collection once again becomes a training camp for the German national team

The 22nd International Geography Olympiad will take place in Istanbul from 11 to 17 August 2026. Germany will also be competing with a team of four. And it will once again be travelling to Gotha for a training camp in March.

17. March 2026

The afterlife of the Enlightenment – continuities and networks between the late 18th and early 19th centuries

"The Afterlife of the Enlightenment" is the title of a conference being held in Gotha on 26 and 27 March by the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt together with the Research Training Group (DFG) "Politics of the Enlightenment" at…

26. February 2026

Perthes in Coversation: "Enlightenment and cartography. The Tobias Mayer Museum in Marbach at the Neckar"

The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt is once again inviting all interested parties to its "Perthes im Gespräch" (Perthes in Conversation) series in 2026. The next event is on Wednesday, 18 March. Professor Armin Hüttermann, a…

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