Panel discussion - So on earth... Funeral cultures then and now

Himmel und Erde - Frühmittelalterliche Schätze für die Ewigkeit
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German
Exhibition "Heaven and Earth - Early Medieval Treasures for Eternity"
Another panel discussion on the occasion of the new treasure chamber in the Colombischlössle Archaeological Museum with Susanne Brather-Walter (Early Historical Archaeology), Hanna Kanz (Empirical Cultural Studies) and Verena Wetzstein (Head of the Palliative Care Forum Freiburg) will focus on the question of how death is dealt with "on earth". How are mourning and dying organized today and in the early Middle Ages? Were precious grave goods a source of consolation in the past or did they represent the status of a person as a farewell gift? What forms and rituals provide comfort today?
The panel discussion will be moderated by Stefan Orth (editor-in-chief of Herder Korrespondenz Freiburg).
In cooperation with the Catholic Academy Freiburg.
- free of charge
Admission from 6.30 pm - limited number of participants.
Address
Rotteckring 5
79098
Freiburg im Breisgau
+49 761 20 12 571
Tarif
Free entry with the Museums-PASS-Musées
Dates
On 19 February 2025
Wednesday: 19:00-20:30
Additional informations
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