GLOBAL NUREMBERG 1300–1600

Nuremberg developed into an international trading center in the heart of Europe between 1300 and 1600. Economy, politics, art, and culture were closely intertwined. An exhibition at Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg and the catalog of the same name trace the city’s expanding networks from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance and critically reflect on Nuremberg’s role in an increasingly globalized world.

The city’s success as an international hub of knowledge and an innovative industrial center enabled its cultural flourishing during the time of Albrecht Dürer. However, this prosperity was also built on the exploitation of resources, the booming arms trade, and early colonial activities. The exhibition and publication shed light on these lesser-known aspects of Nuremberg’s history and present fascinating objects from international collections.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Kartäusergasse 1
90402 Nuremberg

More information about the exhibition.

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More on the book GLOBAL Nuremberg can be found here.