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August Hermann Francke Study Centre – Archive and Library

News about the plan archive of the Francke Foundations

Thanks to a generous grant from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from special COVID-19 funds, 2,000 large-format historical…

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Edition project of the National Library in Riga and the Francke Foundations honored

On February 18, 2025, the Latvian Academy of Sciences awarded a prize to the edition project of the biography of…

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August Hermann Francke Study Centre – Archive and Library

Visit of The Tamil Heritage Foundation International in the Francke Foundations

The co-founder and president of the Tamil Heritage Foundation International, Dr Subashini Kanagasundaram, visited us on…

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Coverabbildung des Bildbandes Die Wunderkammer der Franckeschen Stiftungen

Our Presentation at the Leipzig Book Fair focuses on the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities

Focus on the 30th anniversary of the reopening of the Francke Foundations' Baroque Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural…

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Pfeifer&Langen student award ceremony 2025

Recognition of pupils for outstanding social commitment at the Francke Foundations and in the city of Halle

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Program for Research Colloquia 2025 published

Fellows present current research projects

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Children presenting their native languages during Mother Language Day in after-school care – a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity and togetherness.

Mother Tongue Day at the After school Centre for grades 2 and 3

Languages are also the key to opening doors to discovering cultures...

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A poster for the Education Weeks Against Racism 2025 showing children and an instructor locating places on a world map, symbolizing diversity and global learning

Education Weeks Against Racism 2025 »Protecting Human Dignity«

Two workshops at the Francke Foundations

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In front of the façade of the Historic Orphanage, colorful balloons with drawings and wishes from the children of the Krokoseum rise into the sky

For a Tolerant and Cosmopolitan Society

Article 1 of the German Basic Law: Human dignity is inviolable.

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