Current projects of the ZI and current projects in which the ZI is cooperating with different institutions and partners
Current Projects
Centre for the Study of
Modern and Contemporary Art (Studienzentrum zur Moderne) – Duke Franz of
Bavaria Library
Jacob Burckhardt, Lecture on
"Modern History" from 1450 to 1598. Critical Edition with Commentary
Critical Catalogue Raisonné of
the Furniture and Furniture Designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The Art Galleries and Auction Houses of Adolf Weinmüller in Munich and Vienna 1936-1945
RIHA Journal
ARTtheses Research Data Base
Art History
Conversion of Subject Catalogue of the ZI Library
Recently Completed Projects
arthistoricum.net - Virtual Library for Art History
GDK Research
Galerie Heinemann Online
Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary Art (Studienzentrum zur Moderne) – Duke Franz of Bavaria Library
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Duration:
2011 to 2013
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) is supporting the project „Realisation of the ‘Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary Art (Studienzentrum zur Moderne) – Duke Franz of Bavaria Library’ as a new research environment in the library of the Zentralinstitut” within its new funding line for excellent research libraries. The idea for this project was born in connection with the donation of the private library of Duke Franz of Bavaria on art of the 20th/21st century to the Zentralinstitut in 2009. The Centre shall provide a new comfortable study area with a special reference collection. It will motivate new research, publish its own publication series, organise lectures and conferences and offer specialised fellowships. Cooperative partnership with all pertinent institutions in Munich and beyond is a prerogative and an essential aim. The DFG funding shall serve to treat and place at the public’s disposal not only the holdings donated by Duke Franz of Bavaria but also other important donations concerning modern and contemporary art. The DFG funding does not concern the project management and the scholarly program which will be organised by the Zentralinstitut with its own means.
Contact and information:
Prof. Dr. Wolf Tegethoff,
Dr. Rüdiger Hoyer
E-Mail: r.hoyer@zikg.eu
Jacob Burckhardt, Lecture on "Modern History" from 1450 to 1598. Critical Edition with Commentary
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (Project Management);
Jacob Burckhardt Stiftung, Basel; Prof. Dr. em. Wolfgang Hardtwig,
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Duration:
1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013
The purpose of this project is the critical edition of Jacob Burckhardt’s lecture notes on Modern History and of his series of lectures on the history of the Counter-Reformation. They will be published as vol. 26 of the Complete Works of Jacob Burckhardt (JWB) by C.H. Beck (Munich) and Schwabe (Basel). The project focuses on transforming the lecture notes into a coherent text that allows reconstruction of Burckhardt’s interpretation of early modern history in Europe. To that end, the original text, later additions and supplements to the lecture notes will be assembled in one single text, which will be commented with regard to content and textual criticism. Furthermore, both Burckhardt’s historiographic sources and the way he dealt with them shall be reconstructed.
Since the lecture on modern history may reveal completely unknown aspects of Burckhardt’s view of the Modern Age, the project is a serious desideratum of research on Burckhardt. While Burckhardt’s interpretation of the Italian Renaissance is well-known, there is no reliable basis concerning his views on the North European Renaissance in its relation to the Reformation and the development of the modern state system. Some of the few known text units indicate that Burckhardt not only blamed the Reformation and Counter-Reformation for suffocating the flourishing art of the Renaissance but at the same time acknowledged them as one of the driving forces of the Modern Age. While he developed a profound scepticism regarding the traditional Protestant conception of history, he nevertheless thought of Reformation history as a general, highly innovative intellectual "fermentation".
The edition of the lecture notes will therefore not only fill a gap in the edition of Burckhardt’s complete works, but provide access to a new, hitherto neglected, aspect in his view of history.
Contact and information:
PD Dr. Christine Tauber
E-Mail: c.tauber@zikg.eu
Critical Catalogue Raisonné of the Furniture and Furniture Designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (project management)
in cooperation with the Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Duration:
1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) does not only rank among the outstanding personalities in the field of architecture but was also one of the most important furniture designers of the 20th century. Pre-war originals and – actual or supposed – prototypes are much sought-after objects on the art market and can be found in all internationally significant design collections.
The research project aims at creating a catalogue raisonné of the furniture and furniture designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which will be published online and in print. The catalogue raisonné will be based on traditional archival research as well as on detailed analyses of the production process using X-ray technology and consistency verification of the material.
The research project mainly focuses on the systematic documentation and scientific analysis of the entire source material including the “original” furniture, i.e. furniture shaped in accordance to Mies’ design patterns. This involves constructing a formal genealogy and the art historical classification of single drafts; of particular interest will be constructional as well as material requirements of the furniture. All this will help determining the exact date of origin in several cases and contribute to providing clarity in the large number of false attributions, incorrect datings and forgeries, which dominates the history of reception of the furniture of Mies van der Rohe. Another aspect that needs to be taken into account is that almost all pieces of furniture of Mies van der Rohe had first not been designed as solitaires, but were produced as part of precise work contracts. The interior design including furnishing and decoration must be understood as integral part of the architectural concept. It is therefore essential in gaining a proper understanding of the work of Mies van der Rohe.
The research results will be made available online. The editing tool used for this purpose will also provide a platform for discussion for a larger audience of experts.
Contact and information:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte:
Dr. des. Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Fischer,
Prof. Dr. Wolf Tegethoff
Bergische Universität Wuppertal:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friederike Deuerler
E-Mail: mvdr@zikg.eu
 Haus auf der Bauausstellung, Berlin, 1931 |
 Barcelona Pavillon, 1928/29 |
The Art Galleries and Auction Houses of Adolf Weinmüller in Munich and Vienna 1936-1945
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (project management)
in cooperation with Neumeister Münchener Kunstauktionshaus GmbH & Co.
KG, Munich
Funding:
Office for Provenance Research and Investigation at the Institute for
Museum Research at the National Museums in Berlin – Foundation of
Prussian Cultural Heritage (Arbeitsstelle für
Provenienzrecherche/-forschung am Institut für Museumsforschung der
Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Berlin)
Duration:
15 November 2009 to 14 February 2011
The research project investigates the history of the „Münchener Kunstversteigerungshaus Adolf Weinmüller“ (Munich Art Auction House Adolf Weinmüller), the predecessor of today's auction house Neumeister in Munich.
The project focuses on the role Adolf Weinmüller played as an art dealer in Nazi Germany. Weinmüller had been dealing with art since 1921; in 1931, he joined the NSDAP; in 1936, he took over the auction house of the Jewish art dealer Hugo Helbing in Munich, and in 1938 the company of the Jewish art dealer Herbert Kende in Vienna. Classified a mere „Mitläufer“ in the denazification process after the war, Weinmüller continued working as an art dealer from 1948 until his death in 1958. In June 1958, Rudolf Neumeister took over the auction house in Munich.
Apart from investigating the company's history, the project collects and digitizes Weinmüller's Munich and Vienna auction catalogues and makes them available online for researchers. The project thus significantly contributes to the ZI's research engagements with the Munich art world of the 1930s and 1940s.
The project receives funding by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Beauftragter für Kultur und Medien, BKM).
The results of the research project will be published in April 2012.
Contact and information:
Dr. Christian Fuhrmeister,
Meike Hopp M.A.,
Dr. Stephan Klingen
E-Mail:
info@weinmueller-provenienzforschung.de
RIHA Journal
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (project management) in cooperation
with all RIHA institutes worldwide (www.riha-institutes.org)
Funding:
German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Beauftragter
für Kultur und Medien, BKM)
Duration:
December 2008 to 2012 (expected)
RIHA Journal (www.riha-journal.org) is a joint project of RIHA, the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (www.riha-institutes.org). The objective of this peer reviewed e-journal is to provide an up to date publishing platform for and offer free access to art historical research articles.
The journal is collectively edited by the directors of the RIHA institutes, with each institute being locally responsible for acquiring submissions, organizing the review process and copy editing. The ZI has built up the journal infrastructure, coordinates and publishes the contributions; it also figures as local editor for authors based in Germany and/or working on topics of German art history.
The RIHA Journal publishes research articles – both original contributions and translations – on any subject in the history of art. Articles may be in one of the five CIHA-languages English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish or in any other language used at the RIHA Institutes. Manuscripts undergo a double blind peer review process and are published within few weeks from submission. Each article has its own URN warranting the article's persistent identifiability. Being a not-for-profit e-journal committed to the principles of Open Access, the RIHA Journal makes all articles available free of charge. The editing processes and the website of the journal are based upon the Open Source Content Management System Plone.
The journal was launched on April 14, 2010.
Managing Editor:
Dr. Regina
Wenninger
Contact and information:
Dr.
Christian Fuhrmeister, Dr.
Stephan Klingen,
Dr. Regina
Wenninger
riha-journal@zikg.eu
ARTtheses – Research Data Base Art History
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
Funding:
In-house effort of the Zentralinstitut, temporarily in the framework of
arthistoricum.net.
Duration:
Since 2008
The ARTtheses Data Base is based on the announcements of completed theses and Master theses as well as either started or completed dissertations in Germany and a number of other countries, which are published until 2010 in the August and September/October issues of the journal Kunstchronik.
The data published since 1985 were made available for public on the homepage of the Bildarchiv Foto Marburg until the beginning of 2009. Since then this data base, slightly changed in its functionality, is available as 'ARTtheses – Research Data Base Art History' on the ZI-Website.
ARTtheses base covers the years 1985 to 2011. They are thematically indexed (systematic approach, geography, artists and other persons dealt with).
Contact and information:
PD Dr.
Christine Tauber
E-Mail:
c.tauber@zikg.eu
Conversion of Subject Catalogue of the ZI Library
Contractor:
Société Jouve, Paris
Funding:
Free State of Bavaria
Duration:
Since 2007
In 2007 the conversion (based on normative data) of the subject catalogue (approx. 1 million items) was started. The Société Jouve in Paris was charged with converting the first section (personal index: independent and assigned publications on artists, non-artists and portraits, 374.690 items). After completing this operation in September 2009, the conversions of the topographic and systematic sections of the catalogue were launched. Currently, the sections topography (approx. 150.000 keywords) and the alphabetical part of the systematic section (approx. 70.000 keywords) are being converted, in particular: personal bibliographies, art journals, fraternal organizations, art schools of the 20th century, personal monuments/tombs, illustrations of single countries and landscapes, copied illumination, institutions including private collections, iconography: characters of the Old Testament, saints, mythological characters, animals, plants, miscellaneous. The completion of the conversion is expected for the end of 2012.
The conversion activities of the ZI make the network catalogue www.kubikat.org not only the largest, but also the most intense subject indexing in an art historical online library data base worldwide. The catalogue entries and associated topical developments and services are internationally of great importance for the internet based information flow among experts. They are mostly generated on the basis of DFG-funded literature acquisitions for the main collection areas that have been maintained in the German network of art libraries since 1972 (AKB).
Contact and information:
Dr. Rüdiger Hoyer, E-Mail:
r.hoyer@zikg.eu; Dr. Carola Wenzel, E-Mail:
c.wenzel@zikg.eu
Recently Completed Projects
arthistoricum.net - Virtual Library for Art History
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte,
Heidelberg University Library and
further partners. Since 2012 continued by Heidelberg University
Library and Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und
Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Duration:
Funded by the DFG: 2005-2010.
arthistoricum.net is a modularly structured internet portal for research and teaching in the history of art. Created and maintained with the cooperation of the art history community, arthistoricum.net offers important search, information and publication features accessible worldwide.
arthistoricum.net provides a comprehensive collection of printed and electronic publications as well as image data bases in the history of art, accessible through sophisticated retrieval tools. In order to further open access research and internet publishing, a digital repository and an electronic review journal are available.
Thematically organized portals enable many different modes of access to a variety of subjects and fields of art history for education and research. Altogether, the gateways will evolve into a complex information system. The tutorials section offers electronic lessons in academic research methods that have been created cooperatively and are continually updated. Developed in collaboration with specialists in various fields, these categories are an especially valuable aid to research.
Networking and cooperation are essential for the success of arthistoricum.net. With this kind of platform, the impact and quality of the resources for art historical research and teaching depend on the participation of an international community of specialists. New participants work on independent projects. With its online content management system, arthistoricum.net provides an ideal opportunity for the networking of information.
arthistoricum.net has user interfaces in German, English and French.
Contact and information:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte: Dr. Rüdiger Hoyer, E-Mail:
r.hoyer@zikg.eu;
Dr. Volker Schümmer, E-Mail:
v.schuemmer@zikg.eu
Heidelberg University Library: Dr. Maria Effinger, E-Mail:
effinger@ub.uni-heidelberg.de
GDK Research
Institutions involved:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (project management)
in cooperation with the German Historical Museum Berlin (Deutsches
Historisches Museum Berlin) and the Haus der
Kunst Munich (Haus der Kunst München)
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Duration:
1 September 2009 to 30 August 2011
The research and digitizing project focuses on the „Great German Art Exhibition“ („Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung“, GDK), which was annually shown in Munich at the „House of German Art“ („Haus der Deutschen Kunst“) between 1937 and 1944. The first GDK was accompanied by the exhibition „Degenerate Art“ („Entartete Kunst“), which was initiated by Joseph Goebbels and on view at the gallery building of the Munich Hofgarten close by.
For the national socialist regime no other exhibition project between 1933 and 1945 had a comparably programmatic and propagandistic significance as the GDK. Explicitly intended to demonstrate the achievements of the regime's cultural politics, the sales exhibitions mirrored both the way the „Third Reich“ conceived of art and of itself as a nation of culture and civilization. Numerous exhibits were purchased by the national socialist elite, but also by private customers.
For GDK Research various scattered holdings are collected, related to each other, and made available online in an image and research data base: crucial sources such as photographs of the exhibitions, catalogues, as well as archival information and biographical data. This notably includes a set of six albums with photographs from the ZI's image collection (Photothek) which document the GDK between 1938 and 1943. Aiming at a virtual reconstruction of the GDK, the data base will provide an efficient instrument for research on the art of the national socialist regime.
In preparation for GDK Research, all exhibition catalogues of the GDK in the ZI and in the Monacensia – Münchner Stadtbibliothek were digitized. In cooperation with the Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz they are available online at arthistoricum.net and the CONTENTdm-Server of the Kunstbibliothek Berlin, respectively.
GDK Research went online October 20, 2011, during the international conference "Die Großen Deutschen Kunstausstellungen 1937-1944/45".
Contact and information:
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte:
Dr. Christian Fuhrmeister,
Dr. Stephan Klingen,
Dr. Iris Lauterbach,
Dr. Ralf Peters
Haus der Kunst München: Sabine
Brantl M.A. (E-Mail:
archiv@hausderkunst.de)
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin: Prof. Dr. Monika Flacke
E-Mail: gdk-online@zikg.eu
 Five of the six photo albums |
 Documentation of room 11 of the GDK 1942, with replacements |
Galerie Heinemann Online
Institutions involved:
German Archive of Fine Arts at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg (Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum Nürnberg)
(project management) and Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
Funding:
Office for Provenance Research at the Institute for Museum Research,
Berlin State Museums – Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Arbeitsstelle
für Provenienzrecherche/-forschung am Institut für Museumsforschung der
Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Berlin)
Duration:
1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
Established in 1872, the Galerie Heinemann in Munich was one of the most important German art galleries until its expropriation by the NS regime in 1939. In 1972, the family handed over the business records to the Deutsches Kunstarchiv at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, and the auction catalogues to the ZI, Munich.
The aim of the project was to make available information about the gallery's art transactions in an online research data base, based upon scans and transcriptions of the preserved documents, i.e. the business records and the auction catalogues (some of which contain annotations).
Making these important sources digitally available significantly simplifies, enhances and supports the search for provenance information on approx. 43,500 works of art of all epochs and approx. 13,000 persons and institutions who have been commercially engaged with them.
>> Access to the data base: http://heinemann.gnm.de/en/welcome.html
Contact and information:
Deutsches Kunstarchiv: Dr. Birgit Jooss, E-Mail:
b.jooss@gnm.de
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte: Dr. Stephan Klingen, E-Mail:
s.klingen@zikg.eu
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