The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) offers a diverse program of public events, including colloquia, seminars, and workshops. Our Institute’s Colloquium is open and free to attend. Our other events often require registration or invitation—please check each individual event for details.
June 2024
- 14:00 to 16:30
- Workshop
[RESCHEDULED] Workshop: "BIPoC, birthing bodies, fauxminism—und wie sage ich das auf Deutsch?"
- Several Speakers
- Friederike Landau-Donnelly
- Birgit Kolboske
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Xi Jinping’s Perspectives on Science and Technology
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 14:00 to 16:00
- Discussion
Laboratory for Oral History and Experimental Media Series: The Era of the Witness
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstr. 16, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB16 Seminar Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Knowing Trees: Co-producing Epistemologies of the Environment and Health
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
Plants from Pyramids: Biogeography, Climate, and How to Write Cultural History
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstr. 16, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB16 Seminar Room
July 2024
- Conference
Region, Practice, and Genre: Putting Knowledge to Use in the History of Science in South Asia. "Regionality of Knowledge"
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Prachi Deshpande
- Eric Moses Gurevitch
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 14:00 to 16:30
- Lecture
Lecture: "Feministische Kämpfe um Mieten, Heim- und Hausarbeit"
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 14:00 to 16:00
- Lecture
Laboratory for Oral History and Experimental Media Series: Animated Archive
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstr. 16, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB16 Seminar Room- 08:00 to 17:00
- Conference
Charting the European D-SEA: Digital Scholarship in East Asian Studies
AddressStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße, Potsdamer Straße 33 , 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Conference
Region, Practice, and Genre: Putting Knowledge to Use in the History of Science in South Asia. "Practical Knowledge and Knowledgeable Practice"
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Agathe Keller
- Shireen Hamza
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 12:00 to 13:00
- Lecture
Archives by and for Research in the History of Science and Digital Humanities: Describe, Annotate, Preserve, and Disseminate
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Organized Innovation and Technology Breakthrough: The Goverance Strategies of the Mission-Oriented R&D Organization
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 12:00 to 13:00
- Lecture
Computer Vision Approaches for Greek Vase Paintings
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform- Conference
Region, Practice, and Genre: Putting Knowledge to Use in the History of Science in South Asia. "Genres of Knowledge"
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Talk
Science Regime: A new Concept to Solve the Needham Puzzle
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom
September 2024
- 10:00 to 19:00
- Workshop
Immanuel Kant (1724-2024): Philosopher–Scientist
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 10:00 to 15:00
- Workshop
Methods Intensive Master Class with Deborah Harkness: "History as Writing, Writing as History"
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany