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 2026
- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Alchemy in the Tamil Siddha Literature: Its Transdisciplinary and Esoteric Aspects
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
Trouble: Kachin Amber, Chinese Palaeontology, and a Global Debate About the Ethics of Scientific Research
- Lise Meitner Research Group (China)
- ALESSANDRO RIPPA
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room219/Online- 14:00 to 16:00
- Colloquium
Talk: Local Solutions to Ending Early Marriage and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in the Somali Diaspora Background
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room & Online
June 2026
- Symposium
Crafted Forms, Skillful Doing
AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
Sonic Knowledge: Listening against the Grain to Gandhi in Bombay, 1931
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 215- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
Earth System and World Order: On the Geopolitics of Carbon Management
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 215- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Writing History beyond the Timeline: Traditions and Innovations
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 14:00 to 16:00
- Colloquium
Talk: On Abortion Pills in General, and “Misoprostol in Brazil” in Particular
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room & Online- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
The Needham Questions Inverted
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room219/Online- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Astronomical Works in the Gentil Collection in Paris
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform- 10:00 to 19:00
17th Forum on Literature and the History of Science
- Dept. KSCL
- Several Speakers
AddressMax-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
July 2026
- 10:00 to 18:00
- Workshop
Gathering and Mobilizing Protocols: Relational Approaches to Animal Cosmologies
AddressMPIWG Villa, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom V005/Seminar Room & Online- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Pushing the Boundaries: The Role of Chinese Climate Scientists in Boundary Organizations
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room219/Online
November 2026
- Methods Intensive Workshop
Essay Film Course
Organizer(s)AddressMax-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany