Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM), Nuremberg

Innovative, open, authoritative: The Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM) is a research and visitor museum. The Aktionsplan Leibniz Research Museums plays a role in developing new formats that help to communicate research results and current topics in an appealing way and in a manner understandable to the wider public. “This aims to once more raise awareness of the relevance of cultural history and research in the humanities,” says Director-General Prof. Dr. Daniel Hess.

The museum’s own collection forms the basis for all research work in the GNM. Based on selected examples, connectivities in European culture are traced and their importance in history and the present day demonstrated. One of the main concerns of the GNM is to communicate this in an appealing way. Expanding into the digital sphere offers new opportunities to achieve this.

The Aktionsplan activities are divided into three areas:

GNM_guide: New media guide tours, which can be accessed inclusively and in eight languages, tell European cultural history on the basis of selected examples from the collection, and also show comparative representations, x-rays or short videos.

GNM_wissen: The link between the analogue museum visit and digital content will be systematically developed to meet different needs more effectively. This is supported by new formats such as digital stories, blog posts and 3D models, which will in future be better linked to one another.

GNM_dialog: “A World in Motion” is the title of a collaborative project drawing together international perspectives from science, the arts and society. The aim is to give the wider public an understanding of the importance of Europe’s cultural diversity. Formats geared towards families and school groups are one particular focus.

With the common Aktionsplan, the eight Leibniz Research Museums are consolidating their special function as an interface between academia and society.