Image info Alexander und Wilhelm von Humboldt © bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Dietmar Katz #Humboldt Brothers © bpk; bpk / Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Dietmar Katz editorial Our two name-givers 4 2 min read The boat with oars on the shore near the american Indian settlements in the Delta of the Orinoco - Venezuela Boot am Ufer nahe der Siedlungen amerikanischer Indios am Delta des Orinoco in Venezuela © vadim_petrakov – stock.adobe.com guest Commentary Between idealization and criticism 6 min read Foyer Humboldt Forum © SHF / Photo: David von Becker background A name entails responsibility – How much Humboldt is in the Humboldt Forum? 6 7 min read Construction Site Open Day at the Humboldt Forum, 2018 © SHF / David von Becker guest Commentary Where can I find Humboldt? 1 3 min read Excerpt from Andrea Wulf's graphic novel „The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt“ © Random House Interview “We protect the things we love” 1 5 min read Medal at Alexander von Humboldt's Cosmos Lectures. This silver coin is from 1828 and was designed by the medal designer Henri-François Brandt. The obverse shows Alexander von Humboldt, the reverse is an allegory of the Cosmos. © bpk / Münzkabinett, SMB / Reinhard Saczewski Humboldt’s Cosmos – Our World 4 min read Statue of Wilhelm von Humboldt in front of the Humboldt University © Sebastian Thiele, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) guest Commentary By Humboldt’s Feet 3 7 min read Tegel Palace - View to the corner towers with the wind reliefs Since 1766 owned by the Humboldt family, photo by Hedda Walther, 1936 © bpk / Photo: Hedda Walther speech A thoroughly modern past 1 15 min read 12»