Public Lectures & Events
Regular activities during term
The following offers are in German if not indicated otherwise.
- “What's going on?” - informal discussion and chat about current affairs in the English-speaking world (Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., room U5/01.17, An der Universität 5; in English)
- Weekly meetups to chat, discuss, and catch up (Stammtisch)
- Foreign Language Discussion Groups (Italian, Spanish, French, Romance languages)
- Philosophy-Stammtisch: Wednesdays starting 8 p.m. at the Rotenschild (Ob. Sandstraße 18)
- Historical Geography Seminar (Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., KR1/00.05)
- Lecture series “Wood, Timber, Lumber. A Universal Material of Pre-modern European Cultures”(573.4 KB, 1 page)
- Mondays, 7 p.m.
- An der Universität 2, U2/00.25
- Medieval seminar “Wood: Material, Medial, and Metaphorical Dimensions”(1.3 MB, 1 page)
- Thursdays, 2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
- Am Kranen 10, Raum KR10/03.03
- Archaeological Colloquium
- Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
- Am Kranen 12 (Hochzeitshaus), KR12/02.18
- Geographical Colloquium
- Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Am Kranen 12 (Hochzeitshaus), KR12/02.18
- Bavarian Orient-Colloquium
- Thursdays, 6:15 p.m., c.t.
- Schillerplatz 17, SP17/00.13
- Archaeology workshop both for children and adults (Fridays from 12 to 4 p.m., room KR14/01.22, Am Kranen 14; in German)
- TheoWerk
- Networking and exchange of experiences in the theological workshop for teaching and learning (workroom with different theological materials and ‘tools’)
- Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
- An der Universität 2, U2/02.30
Coming up soon...
| Date | Event | Time | Room | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.05.26 | Reading and discussion with Daniela Danz: “Portolan” | 6 p.m. | U7/01.05 | German |
| 12.05.26 | Dr. Thomas Maurer: “In loco nomine Boiotro trans Aenum fluvium: New Research on Passau/Innstadt in Late Roman Times” | 6:30 p.m. | KR12/02.18 | German |
| 13.05.26 | Dr. Peter Podrez: “Press X to study - the foundation of Game Studies” | 4 p.m. | U2/01.33 | German |
| 13.05.26 | PD Dr. Marc Nicolas Sommer: “The Abdication of the Real and the Triumph of Metaphysics” as part of the lecture series “German Idealism. Nature, Spirit, Freedom” | 6 p.m. | U2/00.25 | German |
| 13 to 17 May 2026 | 54th Koldewey Conference for Excavation Sciences and Building Research (participation possible in person or online; program and zoom link(1.5 MB, 2 pages)) | cf. program | U7/01.05 | German |
| 18.05.26 | Prof. Dr. Monika Fludernik: “The Letter and the Novel” | 12:15 p.m. | U5/00.24 | English |
| 18.05.26 | Prof. Dr. Martin Baisch: “'Willehalm' and ‘Acknowledgement’” as part of the seminar “Wolfram von Eschenbach: Willehalm” | 2 p.m. | U2/01.30 | German |
| 18.05.26 | Britta Dümpelmann: “Material Affordances and Artistic Knowledge. Masterly Design in late Medieval Wooden Sculptures” | 7 p.m. | U2/00.25 | German |
| 19.05.2026 | Reading with Dorothee Elmiger: “Die Holländerinnen” ('The Dutch Women') | 6 p.m. | U7/01.05 | German |
| 19.05.26 | Dr. Markus Schäfer-Menke: “Old High German Alliterative Poetry. An Introduction.” | 6 p.m. | U5/02.17 | German |
| 20.05.26 | 1st Poetics Lecture with Ingo Schulze ("Three Travels with a Manuscript"): In the West - London | 6 p.m. | U2/00.25 | German |
| 21.05.26 | Werner Scheltjens: “The Beginnings of Practical Forestry in the works of Johann Jacob Trunk (1745-1816)” | 2:15 p.m. | KR10/03.03 | German |
| 21.05.26 | Philosophical Night Café | 7 p.m. | Rostscheune, Färbergasse 28 | German |
| 28.05.26 | Andreas Dix: “Where Everything Begins: Forestry and Timber Production in the Middle Ages” | 2:15 p.m. | KR10/03.03 | German |
| 28.05.26 | Prof. Dr. Kianoosh Rezania: “Mulla or Shah, Priest or King? On an Ancient Tension in Iranian Culture” | 6:15 p.m. | SP17/00.13 | German |
| 29.05.26 | Philosophical Salon: Eudaimonia(1.0 MB) | 4 p.m. | Hofcafé, Austraße 14 | German |
| 29.-31.05.26 | Workshop “Cultural Heritage Climate Adaption - Guidelines for Practice” organized by KDWT and the Climate Change Working Group of ICOMOS e.V. (for interested emerging professionals in the fields of monument preservation, archaeology, architecture, cultural heritage management, and related disciplines) | German | ||
| 01.06.26 | Lorenz Korn: “As if there Were a Shortage of Wood … Timber Structures and Wooden Furnishings in Islamic Architecture” | 7 p.m. | U2/00.25 | German |
| 02.06.26 | Prof. Dr. Karsten Lambers: “Citizen Science in Archeological Surveying: Results and Experiences from the Heritage Quest / Erfgoed gezocht (Veluwe/NL) Project” | 6:30 p.m. | KR12/02.18 | German |
| 03.06.26 | Reading and discussion with Markus Orths: “The Enthusiasts” | 6 p.m. | U2/00.25 | German |