The research project “Histories for the Global Present” combined historical, didactic, curatorial, and design expertise to develop a new form of digital history education. The central method is “curatorial learning.” In a virtual museum, students can browse, view collection objects from all sides, try out bizarre analysis devices, discover formal connections, look up terms, or be surprised by talking plants. In doing so, they independently examine the collection objects, place them in new contexts, and learn about the global origins of the present.
Historical collection objects have a lot to tell about the global interconnections of our present. Often, however, they lack a contemporary translation. The project is developing a digital mediation platform that enables students to question the objects themselves and place them in new contexts.
Team:
Prof. Dr. Sophia Prinz, ZHdK Departement Design, Designtheorie & Geschichte
Dr. Jose Luis Caceres Mardones, PHZH Zentrum Bildung und Digitaler Wandel
Practice partner:
SKKG Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte
Running time: 2023-2026
