[Translate to Englisch:] Ein Objekt wird beprobt

Research

The Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen are particularly active at the nexus of the natural sciences and humanities, technology and education with their exhibition facilities, research centers and institutes.

The research facilities

Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie

The Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäoemtrie gGmbH consists of the Materials Analysis Laboratory and the Klaus-Tschira-Labor für physikalische Altersbestimmung (Klaus Tschira Physical Dating Laboratory).

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[Translate to Englisch:] Steinkeile

Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Kunst- und Kultur­geschichte

The Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte's research units and projects deepen the individual foci of the rem's collections and tie them in with international research.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Archäologische Grabung

Archaeological Heritage Preservation

The staff of the Archaeological Heritage Preservation are tasked by Stuttgart district government State Heritage Management Agenca (LAD) with conducting smaller excavations and field surveys prior to construction, primarily in Mannheim's numerous districts.

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Research units

[Translate to Englisch:] Scan einer Mumie

Mummy research

German Mummy Project

Over fifty different mummified bodies and body parts from European museums, collections and crypts are the objects of tests. The goal is to establish the most comprehensive base of information possible on the individual mummies in order to reconstruct each of the respective individuals' personal histories and circumstances.

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Die Normannen, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim

The Normans

History and cultural heritage

One of the History and Cultural Heritage research unit's most important jobs is designing and providing major history exhibitions scholarly support.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Mammut

Eiszeitfenster Oberrheingraben

This interdisciplinary project building upon the Reis collection's exceptional quality and quantity  is making an important contribution to understanding the climatological and environmental developments in the Upper Rhine rift and Southwestern Germany over the last 400,000 years.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Steinkeile

Steinzeit / Eiszeit

The Stone Age / Ice Age research unit is studying issues of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras in the Electoral Palatinate annd inventorying and reattributing the collection holings of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen.

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Frühgeschichte

The Frühgeschichte (Early History) research unit works on archaeological finds from the Rhine-Neckar and Middle Rhine regions and covers the Roman, Merovingian and Caolingian eras.

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Innovation Hub

IDZEB

Innovation Hub for the Digital Future of Research and Preservation (in Museums)

Development of innovative solutions for the digitization, research, and preservation of cultural assets.

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