Österreichische Brasilien-Expedition

References to conferences and exhibitions

Conference: Travelling Back 2024

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

Exhibition: Thomas Ender – From Trieste to Rio de Janeiro - exhibition of the Kupferstichkabinett of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna at the Theatermuseum Wien from 8 November 2017 to 18 February 2028.

The 2017 exhibition "Thomas Ender – From Trieste to Rio de Janeiro" explored the works of Austrian artist Thomas Ender (1793–1875) during his participation in the Austrian Brazil Expedition (1817–1820). Ender, appointed as the expedition’s official landscape painter, documented the journey from Europe to Brazil with detailed watercolors and sketches. His works capture the diverse landscapes, urban scenes, and indigenous cultures encountered along the way. The exhibition provided a critical perspective on Ender’s role in visualizing early 19th-century Brazil and highlighted the intersection of art, science, and colonial exploration.

Link: Exhibition Website