March 2020
Memories of Wisconsin’s Low German Past: The Life and Work of Albert F. W. Grimm
Step back into Wisconsin’s Low-German past! On March 24, 2020, the Max Kade Institute will showcase the life and work of Albert F. W. Grimm. Join us for a fun evening with short presentations, readings…
Find out more »April 2020
Washington, DC – Exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
Display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement…
Find out more »Lecture by Sandra Rebok and Reception: “From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House: Alexander von Humboldt’s Quest for Knowledge in a World of Politics”
2019 marks the year of the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian explorer, naturalist, historian and humanist, whose comprehensive work has sparked universal scientific theories and movements to this day. This presentation will…
Find out more »Lecture: The Wisconsin-German Experience in National Context
Opening of the Max Kade Institute exhibit "Neighbors Past and Present" and reception, with a lecture by Mark L. Louden, Director of the Max Kade Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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