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Annual exhibition at the Gotha Research Library from 7 September to 2 November 2025 Information about the exhibition

Reference to the digital exhibitions of the Gotha Research Library

Digital exhibitions of the Gotha Research Library To the exhibition portal

Thumbnail image film of the Gotha Research Library

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Discovering the Collections

[Translate to English:] Luther als Mönch

Research on the Reformation in Gotha Study Center for Protestantism

GOTHA.digital Research, Presentation and Knowledge Portal of Friedenstein Gotha

"Coined history" The Gotha Numismatic Collection

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6. November 2025

Author Steffen Schroeder receives Gotha Library Scholarship 2025

Writer and actor Steffen Schroeder has been awarded the Gotha Library Scholarship and will spend a month researching, writing and discovering at the Gotha Research Library in November 2025.

29. October 2025

Around 7,500 visitors to the annual exhibition on the Gotha Court Calendar

With its exhibition "ADEL MACHT STAAT. Der Gothaische Hofkalender 1763 bis 1944", the Gotha Research Library at the University of Erfurt not only provided exciting insights into the history of the nobility this year, but also made a special…

20. October 2025

"In dispute with the GOTHA: How the von Mallinckrodts became 'uradlig' – and tried to stay that way"

As part of the programme accompanying the Gotha Research Library's annual exhibition "ADEL MACHT STAAT. The Gotha Court Calendar from 1763 to 1944", Professor Markus Friedrich (University of Hamburg) will speak on Tuesday, 28 October on the topic "In…

17. October 2025

Gotha Research Library attracts visitors to the Friedenstein Festival with guided tours

The Friedenstein Festival, which takes place from 23 to 26 October 2025, marks the end of the celebrations for the 1250th anniversary of the city of Gotha. The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt will also be taking part with various…

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