Science Brunch: “Biocultural Diversity”
On December 8, 2025, representatives of the Senckenberg Society, Goethe University, and the Frobenius Institute met for a “science brunch” at the invitation of the Frobenius Institute. The aim was to informally exchange ideas regarding possible project collaborations on the topic of “biocultural diversity.”
Plant Knowledge in the Caucasus
ASIA Annual Conference 2025, Venice, 15.-18. Dezember 2025
In December 2025, as representatives of the Frobenius Institute, we organized the panel “Plant Knowledge in the Caucasus” at the annual conference of the Italian Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus (ASIAC).
Participation in the LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion”
In late summer 2025, the LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion: Ambivalent Neighborhoods between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Historical and Contemporary Constellations” was approved by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art, and Culture (HMWK).
On June 11–12, 2026, the Frobenius Institute will host its 8th Summer Symposium!
We invite master's students and early-career researchers (doctoral candidates; postdoctoral researchers) to present their completed or planned research.
100 years of Frobenius Institute in Frankfurt am Main
We would like to inform you about the following events, which are taking place as part of the celebrations:
Frobenius Institute awards research grant to Dr. des. Maren Jordan
Once a year, the Frobenius Institute awards the Frobenius Research Prize for outstanding ethnological dissertations in German-speaking countries at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Summer Symposium 2025
The programme booklet for this year's Summer Symposium is now available.
Theaterperformance im Weltkulturen Museum
Donnerstag, 8. Mai, 19.30 Uhr Uraufführung
Donnerstag, 22. Mai, 19 Uhr
Freitag, 23. Mai, 19 Uhr
Workshop: Grundlagen der Stadtanthropologie
Prof. Dr. Peter Mark at the Frobenius Institute
We are delighted to welcome Prof Dr Peter Mark as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Frobenius Institute. More Articles …
- Frankfurt - Lesotho: Rock art exhibition opens at the Morija Museum
- Workshop: Cereal Cultures — Exploring Past and Present Social and Economic Systems of Millet and Cereal Cultivation in India and Beyond
- Lecture recommendation
- The Frobenius Institute at the International Conference of Ethiopian Studies and the DGSKA
- Team meeting and excursion in the “Global Pastures” project
- Anniversary celebration: „100 years of the Frobenius Institute in Frankfurt"
- Trailer: Nigeria's Glorious History
- Workshop: Fundamentals of urban anthropology. History, power relations, and regional focal points from a social and cultural anthropological perspective
