Special Exhibitions
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Dissolving the Boundaries of the Line
May 6th to July 25th, 2025
The exhibition presents selected works by Koho Mori-Newton that are understood as graphic reflections on drawing itself, the different qualities of the line and its complex processes of perception. Mori-Newton, whose work is situated between Western conceptual art and East Asian aesthetics, explores the line less as a means of representation than as an elementary trace of seeing. As a result, his works often deliberately avoid traditional forms and attributions of meaning, creating an open artistic space of thought through fluidity, repetition, variation and correction.
Hetepheres' Tomb
July 4th to 27th, 2025
Embark on an immersive time travel experience to the year 1925 – to the spectacular discovery of the tomb of ancient Egyptian Queen Hetepheres I, mother of Pharaoh Khufu. Her tomb, located right next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, was uncovered by a team from Harvard University and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts under the direction of George Andrew Reisner (1867–1942), revealing gilded furniture, exquisite jewelry, and a mysteriously empty sarcophagus. Immerse yourself in virtual reality, discover the tomb of Hetepheres I near the Pyramids of Giza, and solve exciting excavation challenges.
Anatomy Unbound
April 17th, 2023 to September 30th, 2025 (extended)
This exhibition was developed in three research projects by students of history and medicine under the direction of PD Dr. Henning Tümmers and Leonie Braam, M.A. (Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine) and Prof. Dr. Benigna Schönhagen and Stefan Wannenwetsch, M.A. (Grave Field X Project at the Institute for Historical Geography and Ancillary Historical Sciences). The interdisciplinary project is being developed in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hirt (Institute for Clinical Anatomy and Cell Analysis) and Prof. Dr. Ernst Seidl (Museum of the University of Tübingen MUT).
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Knights and Castles in the Echaz Valley
July 25th to November 2nd, 2025
The ruins of Ober- and Untergreifenstein as well as neighbouring sites, including Stahleck Castle, form a small-scale castle landscape par excellence in the Upper Echaz valley. The exhibition shows the results of the archaeological excavations of the past few years. It focuses around the little-known medieval Stahleck Castle – and those who lived and worked there.
Endangered Beauty
April 6th, 2025 to February 15th, 2026
With the project „Endangered Beauty. Künstlerische Portraits einheimischer Orchideen" (Artistic portraits of native orchids), Tamara Schmidt completed her degree in photographic design in 2020. The photographs highlight the beauty of these small, often inconspicuous orchids and convey technically sophisticated macro photography as well as the precarious conservation status of this fascinating group of plants. Using additional photographs, Tamara and Tobias Schmidt show an exhibition together with the Botanical Garden of the University of Tübingen which shows the beauty and interesting facts around orchids.
Colonial Shadows
from January 22nd, 2025
Elisabeth Krämer-Bannow, who was part of the expedition as self-taught illustrator, photographer and ethnologist, used her access to the women of Palau to document their daily lives and culture from a rare perspective. While male explorers often lacked access to this world, she was able to provide intimate insights that often went unobserved in ethnological research at the time. Her watercolours and photographs, on display in the exhibition, offer a vivid picture of Palauan life and a critical reflection on the colonial view of the period.