Collections at HU
Academic collections are held at almost all of Humboldt-Universität’s faculties and central departments. Many of them have grown out of research projects and reflect the diversity of academic knowledge production.
Collections at HU
Academic collections are held at almost all of Humboldt-Universität’s faculties and central departments. Many of them have grown out of research projects and reflect the diversity of academic knowledge production.
Art Collection
Humboldt-Universität possesses a rich collection of valuable art treasures. The collection ranges from monuments, sculptures, installations, paintings, prints and tapestries from the 19th to the 21st century to the university’s insignia, medals, gifts to guests and commemorative plaques.
Art Collection
Humboldt-Universität possesses a rich collection of valuable art treasures. The collection ranges from monuments, sculptures, installations, paintings, prints and tapestries from the 19th to the 21st century to the university’s insignia, medals, gifts to guests and commemorative plaques.
Lautarchiv
The Lautarchiv holds around 10,000 historical sound recordings on shellac discs, wax cylinders and audio tapes. Its main areas of focus include recordings from prisoner-of-war camps, the voices of prominent figures, and German regional dialects.
Lautarchiv
The Lautarchiv holds around 10,000 historical sound recordings on shellac discs, wax cylinders and audio tapes. Its main areas of focus include recordings from prisoner-of-war camps, the voices of prominent figures, and German regional dialects.
Collection Coordination
The Collection coordination enhances the further development and visibility of Humboldt-Universität’s collections. It promotes their use in research, teaching and knowledge transfer, and connects the collections both within and outside the university.
Collection Coordination
The Collection coordination enhances the further development and visibility of Humboldt-Universität’s collections. It promotes their use in research, teaching and knowledge transfer, and connects the collections both within and outside the university.
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Collections
Collections at colleges and universities form part of the resources available to institutes and central facilities. They are used for research, teaching and the organisation of exhibitions. Various academic disciplines use specific objects and materials in their work. These include, for example, archaeological finds, taxidermied animals, handwritten manuscripts and plants.
The collections are distributed across various departments within the university and are usually managed by academics. The collections vary greatly in size and the type of materials they contain. Their academic value is determined by subject-specific criteria. For example, it is more important for research that as many of the Grimms’ letters as possible are available as copies than to possess just a few originals. For teaching, on the other hand, items are needed that are robust and can be used up in the course of their use. Most items should therefore not be regarded as museum pieces, but as working materials used in day-to-day practice.
Depending on research questions, new collections are created or existing ones are expanded. Where appropriate, parts of a collection may also be transferred to other institutions. This constant change makes the management of university collections particularly dynamic.
