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available and the 193 circulating, primarily German-language journals, more than 80 percent are on display in open stacks. Readers of the DFK Paris library benefit from its close proximity to its partner libraries at the INHA, with which the library is linked through a cooperation agreement, as well as to the special collections of the
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to help purchase the land and construct the building. The decorative splendor dating from the reign of the Sun King remains visible in the façade, embellished with
Bacchanalian masks—a registered historic monument—a bas-relief depicting musical symbols, and the ceiling paintings in the drawing room.
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The library supports researchers at the center in their research projects on French art history. With thematic emphases such as fashion, the history of art collecting, the
Bauhaus or provenance research, it reflects the vitality of a spectrum of research spanning from the Middle Ages to the present.
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Passerelles series is dedicated to essays on art history. Short texts analyze the history of critical reception, artistic tastes, and anthropological aspects of art; provide in-depth studies of historiographical works and debates; and delve into theoretical questions or specific genres chosen by
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Initially publishing conference proceedings and papers of the annual themes at the DFK Paris, the
Passages/Passagen series was expanded to include broader areas of research, mostly from PhD and postdoctoral dissertations in art history. In the Passages/Passagen series, equal attention is paid to the
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Here French and German intellectual traditions engage in a fruitful dialogue with international currents of thought, promoting innovative interdisciplinary research on the arts of both countries, viewed in a global context. From mediaeval to contemporary art, numerous topics are explored in research
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A unique collection of art theoretical and aesthetic texts, composed largely of original editions from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, countless rarities, as well as digital collections and databases, can be viewed in the reading room of the HĂ´tel Lully. Of the 96,000 resources currently
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Washington, belongs to the Max Weber Foundation – Foundation of German Humanities Institutes Abroad (DGIA), a public-law foundation under the authority of the German federal government. The DFK
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The DFK Paris fully supports the principle of open access, in order to make the results of its research quickly and easily available to an international readership. In 2017, the two existing publication series, Passages/Passagen and
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History was founded in 1997 as a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Its inception fulfilled a longstanding wish in the art history research community, to provide an institutional framework for studies on French art and its reception
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The financial aid programs of the DFK Paris include short-term scholarships, longer-term funding for PhD and postdoctoral researchers, and other formats, such as study trips, courses, and colloquia for specific educational purposes. The extensive scholarship program enables young researchers to
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In addition to the freely accessible library and its reading room, the now modern interiors feature a conference room in the basement, a meeting room with videoconferencing capabilities, a research studio for grant recipients, and offices for the DFK Paris team and third-party funded research
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is selected to address current debates in the field. The resulting topics provide a starting point from which an international group of grant recipients conducts research in the framework of a study program. The results of their research projects are made available to a wideraudience through
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An important goal was to centralize German-language art historical research in France as well as to spark the interest of French researchers in German art and in German-language art history. Over the years, as an independent research institute, the DFK Paris has become a forum for lively
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those seeking accreditation to become full professors. The center also has a mission as a facilitator between researchers in France and Germany, and it encourages networking among young researchers from around the world.
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The German Center for Art History houses a specialized library on German art, cultural and scholarly history. It offers an overview of art theoretical literature on France as well as French-German artistic relations.
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in 2012. Initially located at Place des Victoires, the DFK Paris has been housed since October 2011in the HĂ´tel Lully. It is thus located in the immediate vicinity of the French National Institute for Art History
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perspectives. It now incorporates studies on subjects as varied as artistic exchanges, art collections and collectors, classical architecture, art theory, and the political significance of images.
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writing, critical apparatus, images, and graphic design, resulting in outstanding scholarly works, accessible to a wide readership.
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