The expedition led by Richard Lepsius (1842-1845) had a lasting impact on Berlin's cultural and scientific landscape. In addition to original objects, plaster casts and copies of inscriptions, the expedition also produced drawings by the five draughtsmen and two architects on the expedition. The joint Einstein research project of the FU Berlin, the TU Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Egyptian Museum aims to digitally catalogue and interdisciplinary analyse this collection of drawings. The project is led by Tonio Sebastian Richter (FU Berlin) and Bénédicte Savoy (TU Berlin).
Funding period: 03/2018 - 02/2021
Contact person:
Prof. phil. habil. Tonio Sebastian Richter
Free University of Berlin
Department of History and Cultural Studies
Egyptological Seminar
Fabeckstraße 23-25
14195 Berlin
Phone: 030 / 83870291
E-mail: sebastian.richter@fu-berlin.de
Applicants: Freie Universität Berlin & Technische Universität Berlin
Partners: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften