Publications

Books and catalogs accompany the programme of the Humboldt Forum, take up current debates and address topics such as architecture, reconstruction, the history of the site and (post)colonial questions.

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Photo: kienzle | oberhammer

Cristina Rivera Gaza. De-Blading the Knife. English Version.

© DIAPHANES 2026

Objects talk back

Cristina Rivera Gaza: De-Blading the Knife
Writing Femicide in Mud. Preface by Priya Basil.
Eliana Hernández-Pachón. Suspended Waters. English Version.

© DIAPHANES 2026

Objects talk back

Eliana Hernández-Pachón: Suspended Waters
Preface by Priya Basil.
© Hirmer Verlag

Family Matters

Family Matters
Global Stories about Affiliation, Disruption, and Belonging
Whiti Hereaka: He Heru. A Comb. English Version

© DIAPHANES 2026

Objects talk back

Whiti Hereaka: He Heru. A Comb
An Ornament for the Most Sacred Part of the Body. Preface by Priya Basil
Maaza Mengiste. Of Interest to the General Public, English Version

© DIAPHANES 2026

Objects talk back

Maaza Mengiste. Of Interest to the General Public
With a foreword by Priya Basil
Madeleine Thien: The Artisans. English Version

© DIAPHANES 2025

Objects talk back

Madeleine Thien: The Artisans
With a foreword by Priya Basil
Rawi Hage: The Call. English Version

© DIAPHANES 2025

Objects talk back

Rawi Hage: The Call
With a foreword by Priya Basil
Priya Basil: Locked In and Out. English Version

© DIAPHANES 2025

Objects talk back

Priya Basil: Locked In and Out
Preface by Hartmut Dorgerloh
Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, A Warrior

© DIAPHANES 2025

Objects talk back

Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior
Preface by Priya Basil
Léonora Miano – Ladies of the Throne. Objects Talk Back, English Version

© 2025 DIAPHANES

Objects talk back

Léonora Miano: Ladies of the Throne
Translated from French by Gila Walker. Preface by Priya Basil
Anniversary Special

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / © Dieter Urbach / Berlinische Galerie, Repro: Anja Elisabeth Witte

Blown Away: The Palace of the Republic
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, © Sahar Aharoni / Foto: Getty Images / fergregory

in_finite. Living with Death

IN_FINITE. LIVING WITH DEATH
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss

Ancestors, Goddesses and Heroes. Sculptures from Asia, Africa and Europe
Published by the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss

Against the Current. The Omaha, Francis La Flesche, and his Collection
Published by the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss

Naga Land. Voices from North-East India
Published by the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss
Cover: The Humboldt Brothers. Stories from the Present

© Mikko Gaestel / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / David von Becker; Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Krakau; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

The Humboldt Brothers

The Humboldt Brothers. Stories from the Present
EN

© Tim Trantenroth, Ohne Titel, 2020 / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Bernd Borchardt

Contemporary Art in the Humboldt Forum
History and Architecture of the Site

The Reconstruction of the Berlin Palace
Façade, Architecture and Sculpture Photographs by Leo Seidel
Tip

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: kienzle | oberhammer

Colonialism and Coloniality

(Post)Colonialism and Cultural Heritage
International Debates at the Humboldt Forum
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: kienzle | oberhammer

schrecklich schön
Mit Beiträgen von Asher Jay, Nanette Snoep, Ai Weiwei u.a.
Special Sale

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: kienzle | oberhammer

Terrible Beauty
Contributors include Asher Jay, Nanette Snoep and Ai Weiwei
The Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace
This volume traces the origins of the Humboldt Forum
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History and Architecture of the Site

The History of the Site. Exhibition Guide
Seit 800 Jahren ist dieser Ort ein Hotspot der Politik
out of print

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: kienzle | oberhammer

Humboldt Forum. Short Guide
This short guide outlines the programme, history and contents of the building
Mythos der Revolution
Palast der Republik. Ein Erinnerungsort neu diskutiert

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