Layered processes of creation, circulation, and reinterpretation characterize much EurAsian material culture in central European collections. The goal of this workshop is to bring these material entanglements to the surface and develop concrete measures that make them more visible to both scholars and the general public. The focus will be on deep object biographies to recover how the adaptation of raw materials (such as metals, minerals, bones, nutshells) defines material culture and its consumption.
June 5 and 6, 2025
Day 1: Claudiana
Day 2: Schloss Ambras and the Brenner-Archiv, University of Innsbruck
Organized by Prof. Robyn Radway
Moderated by Ulrike Tanzer (University of Innsbruck), Klara Maas (Museum Studies, CEU), and Moritz Wallenborn (CEU/LMU)
Funded by EurAsian Transformations, FWF, CEU, and the University of Innsbruck.
