We invite you to the hybrid conference “Sensitive Legacy in University Collections: Between Adaptation and Restitution”. The aim of the event is to learn about and discuss Australian, German and Polish perspectives on the problematic collection of human remains, ethnographic objects and photographs created in the early 20th century by the German researcher Hermann Klaatsch, which is currently in the collections of the University of Wrocław. This collection is the starting point for our discussion on the status of such collections, their cultural biography and, above all, whether their use in contemporary research is justified.

Find more information here.

The conference will be hosted in a hybrid form. You can watch it online here.

PROGRAM > full version available here, and is attached as below. 

Part I (7pm - 11pm AEDT) : Hermann Klaatsch and his expedition to Australia
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome and introduction 
09.10 - 10.40 Australian perspective
10.40 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00 European perspective: Germany and Poland
12.00 - 13.15 Exchange of perspectives - panel discussion with Q&A
13.15 - 14.00 Lunch break (meal on your own)

Part II: Sensitive heritage in museums and academia
14.00 - 16.00 Presentation of papers with Q&A
16.00 - 16.10 Summary and conclusion