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Explore cutting-edge humanities research projects hosted on our platform. Each project represents a unique contribution to Swiss cultural heritage and academic knowledge.

Hôtel de Musique Bern
The database documents the different kinds of spectacles such as theatre plays, operas, ballets, or concerts that took place in the Hôtel de Musique in Bern between 1766 and 1905.

Aura und Effizienz. Leistungsorientierte Materialisierung und Spiritualisierung in der Literatur der 1920-30er-Jahre: Emmy Hennings, Marieluise Fleisser, Friedrich Glauser und Bruno Goetz
Das Projekt untersucht die diskursiven und praktischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Materialisierung und Spiritualisierung in der deutschsprachigen Literatur der 1920-30er Jahre.

Decolonizing Socialism: Entangled Internationalism. An Intersectional Study of Cold War Projects from East Germany in Cinema and Cybernetics with Relevance for the 21st Century
It aims to apply decolonial methods and to mobilize practice-based approaches to engage in the critical analysis of case studies of art practices from socialist geographies of the Cold War period.

Bilddatenbank Bibliothek St. Moritz
Bibliothek St. Moritz Dokumentation is the local history archive of the community of St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Martial Culture in Late Medieval Towns
The multifaceted martial culture of the late Medieval European town is sketched by this research project describing the ownership, handling, symbolism, use, and materiality of medieval weapons, and their cultural impact on urban society.

« Théâtre de société » (Age of Enlightenment - Second French Empire)
Théâtre de société is defined as a theater that is mainly or totally amateur, non-profit, practiced in private homes. The project concerns the study of this form of theater.

Bernoulli-Euler Online (BEOL)
The project Bernoulli-Euler Online (BEOL) focuses on the mathematics influenced by the Bernoulli dynasty and Leonhard Euler and presents these materials to the public and researchers.

University of Basel Kings’ Valley Project
Assessment of tombs in the Kings’ Valley used for burials of royal family and entourage (ca. 1350 BCE), looted (ca. 1000 BCE), and reused for burials of members of priestly families (ca. 800–700 BCE).

Mit Stilus, Volumen und Spiegel. Untersuchungen zur Verbreitung von Lesen und Schreiben bei Frauen aus dem römischen Reich anhand von Funden aus dem Grabkontext.
By analyzing burial finds linked to the deceased, the dissertation «Mit Stilus, Volumen und Spiegel» traces female literacy in the Latin West of the Roman Empire.

Postkarten Russland
The project makes an extensive collection of Russian postcards public which is held by the Chair of Eastern European History at the University of Basel.

L’epistolario di Ugo Foscolo: catalogo
The catalogue of the Foscolo epistolary contains the data, metadata and images relating to the letters, documents, witnesses, holding institutions and editions of the letters.