Sigrid Dauks, director of the University of Bremen Archive: “The archive is much more than a place for files; It is the memory of our university – open, vibrant, and future-oriented. It is full of stories not only about the development of the institution, but also about the people who have shaped it and continue to shape it. We are delighted to look back on 25 years of archival and remembrance work together with the public.”
Since 2000, the university archive has been preserving everything produced by the University of Bremen in the areas of administration, research, and teaching. Today, it comprises over 55,000 items, of which more than 38,000 have been catalogued, including around 12,000 files, 2,670 posters, 3,720 leaflets, more than 5,100 theses, and around 9,500 brochures, newspapers, and magazines. With around 2,200 meters of shelf space – of which around 1,545 meters are already occupied – the archive is a central repository of university knowledge.
University Archive Open House
On June 18, 2025, the university archive will open its doors to curious visitors. Between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., visitors to GW1 Building, Wing A (ground floor) will get an exclusive look behind the scenes of the archive. In addition to guided tours of the storage rooms, staff will provide insights into ongoing projects such as the Bremen Professor Catalog, the oral history project on the history of the university, the digital timeline of the university, and the online documentation of campus art.
Further Information:
Open House at the university archive
June 18, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: University of Bremen, GW1 Building, Wing A, ground floor
Program:
11:15 a.m. | Welcome address by the archive director |
11:30 a.m. | Guided tour of the storage rooms, workshop, and reading room |
12:30 a.m. Short presentations on current projects in the university archive 12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Presentation of the Bremen Professor Catalog (Thomas Lietz) 12:50 p.m. to 13:20 p.m. History of the University – Contemporary Witnesses Tell Their Stories (Dr. Heiko Garrelts) | |
2:00 p.m. Continually
| Guided tour of the storage rooms, workshop, and reading room Presentation of the digital timeline on the history of the university and documentation of campus art |
Contact:
Sigrid Dauks (Archive Director)
University of Bremen Archive
Phone: +49 421 218- 60390
Email: archiv@uni-bremen.de
