Reading: Literature meets nature

MUSEUM OF NATURE HAMBURG - ZOOLOGY

5/29/2019 | 6:00 pm

"ELECTRIC EELS, SNAPPING CROCODILES AND ROASTED MONKEYS - HUMBOLDT'S ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICS".

Lecture and reading from Humboldt's writings with Sarah Bärtschi, literary scholar, Bern, and Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht.

6/18/2019 | 6:00 p.m.

"HUMBOLDT - A RECALCITRANT BERLINER BETWEEN HAMBURG AND HAVANA".

Lecture with Peter Korneffel, Humboldt expert, curator and author.
A feuilletonistic look at stations in the life of Alexander von Humboldt.

9/12/2019 | 6:30 pm

TRAVEL, RESEARCH, WRITING: READING AND DISCUSSION ON HUMBOLDT'S "SÄMTLICHEN SCHRIFTEN" (ALL WRITINGS)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most famous explorers, but also one of the most international publicists of his time. However, the majority of his nearly 1,000 essays, travelogues, and writings, published on five continents, are scattered throughout the world and have never been edited. Now, renowned Humboldt experts Oliver Lubrich and Thomas Nehrlich have unearthed this treasure. On Thursday, September 12, 2019, starting at 6:30 p.m., they will present the ten-volume Bern edition of Humboldt's "Sämtllicher Schriften" (All Writings) at the Zoological Museum of the University of Hamburg as part of the program accompanying the exhibition "Humboldt lebt!" (Humboldt Lives!).

BOTANICAL GARDEN

7/3/2019 | 6:00 pm

"HUMBOLDT - A RECALCITRANT BERLINER BETWEEN HAMBURG AND HAVANA".

Lecture with Peter Korneffel, Humboldt expert, curator and author.
A feuilletonistic look at stations in the life of Alexander von Humboldt.