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[Translate to English:] Luther als Mönch

Research on the Reformation in Gotha Study Center for Protestantism

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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.

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…

25. February 2026

Gotha Manuscript Talks start a new round

We encounter manuscripts in various academic fields, in philology, history, art history, theology and religious studies, library and museum studies, translation and translation research, even in the natural sciences (e.g. radiocarbon dating) and in…

24. February 2026

Rare historical book on the Arts of beer brewing restored

The Paulaner Brewery in Gotha has financed the restoration of a historical book on the noble "art of brewing beer" kept in the Gotha Research Library at the University of Erfurt. The restored book was handed over to Dr Kathrin Paasch, Director of the…

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