The representation of difficult pasts, violence, and human rights violations has predominantly been examined through singular case studies, often deeply rooted in specific national contexts. However,…

The German Historical Institute Warsaw is participating in the International Thomas Mann Festival, which will take place from July 11 to 18, 2026. Further information can be found here .

During the summer school, we aim to explore new methodological perspectives, combining local and transnational history, based on various re-interpreted sources or previously unknown materials, with…

We cordially invite you to attend the public Tuesday lecture at Warsaw University (Uniwersitet Warszawski, Sala Kolumnowa, Wydział Historii) Partner: Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

The Prague Branch of the German Historical Institute Warsaw (Part of the Max Weber Foundation), in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in Prague, the Institute of…

At the beginning of the 20th century, Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky referred to Galicia as the Ukrainian Piedmont. He was alluding to the Italian nation building that began in Piedmont and…

We cordially invite you to attend the public Tuesday lecture at Warsaw University (Uniwersitet Warszawski, Sala Kolumnowa, Wydział Historii) Partner: Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Max Weber Foundation Conference “Border Matters: Embodiment, Environment, and Infrastructure of Border Spaces” GHI Warsaw, Poland 4-6 May 2026

Nefertiti: The Making of a Global Icon The characteristic image of Nefertiti, the Ancient Egyptian queen, is known all over the world. Discovered in 1912 and first exhibited in 1924, her bust has…

We cordially invite you to the Tuesday lecture „Violence and Emotion. Children and Youth in Early Modern Europe and beyond.“ Moderator: Kałwa Dobrochna

Violence is at the core of war – first as a means to create „order“ between states or to discipline soldiers inside the army. Second, violence tends to destroy the only capital of the „soldier“, his…

We cordially invite you to attend the public Tuesday lecture at Warsaw University. On March 10, Julia Burkhardt will give a lecture on femicide in the Middle Ages. Venue: University of Warsaw…