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.
May 2021
- Exhibition
Leonardo's Intellectual Cosmos
- Dept. I
- Several Speakers
- Serge von Arx
- Antonio Becchi
- Paolo Galluzzi
- Sabine Hoffmann
- Jürgen Renn
- Matteo Valleriani
- Carlo Vecce
Contact and Registration
Lina Schwab
T +49 30 22667 101
June 2021
- Exhibition
The Mask—Arrayed
AddressRotes Rathaus Berlin, Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Contact and Registration
Public open-air event as part of Wissensstadt Berlin 2021.
- 16:00 to 21:00
Music Evening: Leonardo's Intellectual Cosmos
Organizer(s)AddressStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße, Potsdamer Straße 33 , 10785 Berlin, Germany
Contact and Registration
Please note that places are limited. A pre-registration and a current negative Covid-19 test result are necessary. To register, please write an e-mail to:
leonardoausstellung2021@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Visualization of Astronomical Knowledge in Hellenistic Times: Aratus, Urania, and the Celestial Globe
AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
Attendance is mandatory for Department III members. We additionally have room for ten guests and welcome those who wish to join us from other Departments and Research Groups. Please register in advance by emailing EVENT_DEPT3@MPIWG-BERLIN.MPG.DE with subject heading "RSVP Dept III Colloquium" and the date of the colloquium you wish to attend.
- Workshop
Experts at Work
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
If you would like to participate, please send an email to event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de with a few lines explaining your interest in the workshop. Only limited spaces available.
July 2021
- Workshop
Transience: Politics and Practices of Time
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Book Presentation
The Human Scaffold: How Not to Design Your Way Out of a Climate Crisis
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
This is a hybrid event in R265, MPIWG Berlin and on Zoom (Link: https://gwdg.zoom.us/j/88001600686?pwd=d0I4UlRkUmpVM1VrYXh6S2pZblIzdz09).
There are limited spots available for in-person attendance; those who would like to attend in-person should contact event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.- 15:00 to 16:30
- Research Colloquium
Theory, Experience, and Evidence in the History of Science and the Science of Children
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
The Research Colloquium is organized and will be led by Hannah Erlwein, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Research Group "Experience in the Premodern Sciences of Soul & Body ca. 800–1650." Anyone who is interested please register in advance by emailing Hannah Erlwein. The meetings will be held via Zoom on Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:30 (Berlin time).
- Workshop
Got Milk? History of Making Lactose Intolerance Science
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
This event is open to MPIWG scholars and invited participants. Please contact Lisa Onaga (lonaga@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de) for registration details.
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Research Workshop
Seeing Red: Theorizing the Intersection between Scientific Infrastructure and Geopolitics
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
For further information about the LMRG Research Workshop series, specific session or registration (a limited number of places are available), please contact Dieu Linh Bui Dao.
About This Series
The LMRG Research Workshop is a venue for members of the Lise Meitner Research Group, "China in the Global System of Science," to share work in progress on an ongoing basis. It is an opportunity to raise questions, discuss methodological challenges, or get feedback on preliminary conclusions. We aim to create a supportive atmosphere that combines rigorous criticism with genuine curiosity.
- Conference
Towards a Global History of Soil: Sciences, Practices, Materialities and Mobilities, 1100-1700
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform
August 2021
- 15:00 to 20:30
- Exhibition
Self-Tracking in the Seventeenth Century
Organizer(s)AddressPlatz vor dem Roten Rathaus, Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin, Germany
September 2021
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Lecture
Critical Heritage Practice: Preferred Futures, Uncertain Presents and Speculative Pasts
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
Please register using the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqc-ygrjopGtDsYtPawu56fuQ7UHkw38Pf
- 09:00 to 13:00
- Methods Intensive Workshop
Decolonizing One Discipline at a Time, Starting with Heritage Conservation
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
Space is limited and prior registration is required. To register, please fill out and email this form to event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de by July 25, 2021.
About This Series
In partnership with the University of Auckland's Department of Architecture.
- Methods Intensive Workshop
Role of Creative Practice in Heritage Process: Speculative Pasts from Certain Futures. Past, Present and Future, Which Comes First?
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
Space is limited and prior registration is required. To register, please fill out and email this form to event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de by July 25, 2021.
About This Series
In partnership with Goldsmith's Department of Design.
- 14:00 to 15:00
- Seminar
Global Matters: Intersections between Histories of Science, Technology, and Environment
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Wilko Graf von Hardenberg
- Jonas van der Straeten
AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
TBA
About This Series
Organized in cooperation with the research project “A Global History of Technology (GLOBAL-HoT)” at TU Darmstadt, this seminar's aim is to seed a discussion bringing together diverse points of view about the ways in which global histories of science, technology, and environments can be produced.
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Research Workshop
LMRG Research Workshop (Sep. 22)
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
For further information about the LMRG Research Workshop series, specific session or registration (a limited number of places are available), please contact Dieu Linh Bui Dao.
About This Series
The LMRG Research Workshop is a venue for members of the Lise Meitner Research Group, "China in the Global System of Science," to share work in progress on an ongoing basis. It is an opportunity to raise questions, discuss methodological challenges, or get feedback on preliminary conclusions. We aim to create a supportive atmosphere that combines rigorous criticism with genuine curiosity.
October 2021
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Research Workshop
LMRG Research Workshop (Oct. 20)
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
For further information about the LMRG Research Workshop series, specific session or registration (a limited number of places are available), please contact Dieu Linh Bui Dao.
About This Series
The LMRG Research Workshop is a venue for members of the Lise Meitner Research Group, "China in the Global System of Science," to share work in progress on an ongoing basis. It is an opportunity to raise questions, discuss methodological challenges, or get feedback on preliminary conclusions. We aim to create a supportive atmosphere that combines rigorous criticism with genuine curiosity.
- 14:00 to 15:00
- Seminar
Global Matters: Intersections between Histories of Science, Technology, and Environment
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Tamar Novick
- Alejandra Osorio
AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting PlatformContact and Registration
TBA
About This Series
Organized in cooperation with the research project “A Global History of Technology (GLOBAL-HoT)” at TU Darmstadt, this seminar's aim is to seed a discussion bringing together diverse points of view about the ways in which global histories of science, technology, and environments can be produced.
November 2021
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Research Workshop
LMRG Research Workshop (Nov. 17)
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
For further information about the LMRG Research Workshop series, specific session or registration (a limited number of places are available), please contact Dieu Linh Bui Dao.
About This Series
The LMRG Research Workshop is a venue for members of the Lise Meitner Research Group, "China in the Global System of Science," to share work in progress on an ongoing basis. It is an opportunity to raise questions, discuss methodological challenges, or get feedback on preliminary conclusions. We aim to create a supportive atmosphere that combines rigorous criticism with genuine curiosity.