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On February 9, 2024, a one-day conference was held at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich to mark the opening of the exhibition Travelling Back. The conference explored various representations and interpretations of the Brazil expedition from 1817 to 1820. | On February 9, 2024, a one-day conference was held at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich to mark the opening of the exhibition Travelling Back. The conference explored various representations and interpretations of the Brazil expedition from 1817 to 1820. | ||
Travelling Back was an exhibition that critically examined the narratives and collections brought back from Brazil in the 19th century by the Bavarian scientists Johann Baptist von Spix (1781–1826) and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868). The exhibition followed their extensive three-year journey through the Brazilian hinterland and the Amazon region. | Travelling Back was an exhibition that critically examined the narratives and collections brought back from Brazil in the 19th century by the Bavarian scientists Johann Baptist von Spix (1781–1826) and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868). The exhibition followed their extensive three-year journey through the Brazilian hinterland and the Amazon region. The exhibition of the ''Käte Hamburger Research Center global dis:connect'' was on display at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München from 9 February to 5 April 2024. | ||
Link: [https://www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2024/conference-travelling-back Conference Website] | Link: [https://www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2024/conference-travelling-back Conference Website] | ||
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Background and objectives
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Journey description
Collections
Museums
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Sources and literature
Official report of the journey
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References to conferences and exhibitions

Conference: Travelling Back: reframing a 19th-century expedition from Munich to Brazil
On February 9, 2024, a one-day conference was held at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich to mark the opening of the exhibition Travelling Back. The conference explored various representations and interpretations of the Brazil expedition from 1817 to 1820.
Travelling Back was an exhibition that critically examined the narratives and collections brought back from Brazil in the 19th century by the Bavarian scientists Johann Baptist von Spix (1781–1826) and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868). The exhibition followed their extensive three-year journey through the Brazilian hinterland and the Amazon region. The exhibition of the Käte Hamburger Research Center global dis:connect was on display at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München from 9 February to 5 April 2024.
Link: Conference Website