Jena around 1800: A Guided City Tour Following the Romantics

Symbolbild: Jena um 1800: Stadtführung auf den Spuren der Romantiker

Jena, July 12, 2026. A themed city tour takes interested participants on a historical journey back to the era around 1800 today and on a further date in the autumn. The tour highlights the work of the early Romantics and the epoch when Jena was considered the intellectual center of Europe.

Anatomical Collection Jena: Experiencing Goethe’s Legacy

Symbolbild: Anatomische Sammlung Jena: Goethes Erbe erleben

Jena, July 11, 2026 – The traditional Anatomical Collection of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is opening its doors again this Saturday. The historical permanent exhibition offers visitors interested in science and cultural history a deep insight into human anatomy and the rich research history of the city on the Saale.

Sensation at the Phyletisches Museum Jena: 40-Million-Year-Old Ant Discovered in Goethe’s Amber

Sensation im Phyletischen Museum Jena: 40 Millionen Jahre alte Ameise in Goethes Bernstein entdeckt

Researchers at the Universität Jena have made a spectacular discovery in the natural science collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: A 40-million-year-old ant was found in a piece of amber. A current science podcast now highlights the extensive investigations of the fossil.