Birgit Dahlenburg, ''née'' Handschel (16 April 1959 – 29 January 2017)Birgit Dahlenburg
thueringen-gedenkt.de was a German

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

. She worked as custodian for the art collections of the

University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; ), formerly known as Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Founded in 1456, it is one of th ...

and was instrumental in digitising art.

Life

Born in

Heldburg Heldburg is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, in central Germany. The municipality was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Gompertshau ...

, she studied

German studies German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on German culture, German h ...

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

and art didactics at the

. She received her

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in art history there in 1986 with a dissertation on the history of romantic art in Northern Germany. She worked as a research assistant for the Chair of Contemporary Art History from 1987. Hochzeits- und Reformationsgedenkteppich Philipps I

Hochzeits- und Reformationsgedenkteppich Philipps I

From 1988 to 1989 Dahlenburg was head of the graphics department at the Kunstsammlungen Zwickau. In 1989, she was appointed university curator and director of the Academic Art Collection of the university, where she was also a research assistant for the university's chair of ''Neuere Kunstgeschichte des Caspar-David-Friedrich-Instituts für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft''. She organised exhibitions and published books about treasures of the collection, such as the

Croÿ-Teppich The Croÿ-Teppich (Tapetum Concordiae) is a 6.80 metre long and 4.32 metre tapestry, which is owned by the University of Greifswald. It is considered a unique cultural and historical testimony from the time of the Reformation due to its size, dep ...

and the ). The Croy Tapestry was included in the list of ''National wertvolles Kulturgut'' (Cultural heritage of national value), due to her efforts. From 2013 Dahlenburg was a member of the board of the -Verbund eG, a cooperative society which has set itself the goal of long-term safeguarding cultural heritage through digital recording and distribution. In addition, she was an active member of the German Museum Association, the

International Council of Museums The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to museums, maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Founded in 1946, ...

(ICOM) and the Coordination Office for Scientific Collections in Germany. Dahlenburg died in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. In 2021 it surpa ...

at age 57.

Publications

* ''Kunstbesitz und Sammlungen der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald.'' Edit.: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald. Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 1995. * ''Der

der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald''. Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin 2000. * with

Dirk Alvermann Dirk Alvermann (24 December 1965 – 17 October 2023) was a German historian and archivist. Early life and education Born in Berlin, Alvermann was the son of the photographer Dirk Alvermann (photographer), Dirk Alvermann. From 1988 he studied arch ...

: ''Greifswalder Köpfe. Gelehrtenporträts und Lebensbilder des 16.–18. Jahrhunderts aus der pommerschen Landesuniversität.'' Hinstorff, Rostock 2006, . * with Kurt Feltkamp: ''Pommersche Fischerteppiche der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald''. Greifswald 2008. * ''Künstlerisch bewundert und von der Staatssicherheit verfolgt – der Surrealist (1943–1988).'' Greifswald 2008.

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Publikationen der Kustodie
(in German)

2016
Ausstellungskataloge
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