Digital Herrnhut

The "DigitalHerrnhut" project in the "Moravian Knowledge Network" (MKN)
In this sub-project, we utilise modern technical possibilities to make Moravian knowledge archives accessible for academic teaching. The central starting point for the virTUos sub-project is the creation and enrichment of 3D models of historical sites of the Moravian Church and their use in educational contexts (academic teaching also in international cooperation and citizen science). Some aspects, and some models, are briefly presented here on this page for illustrative purposes. You can find more detailed information on our  blog.  

International co-operation

• At the DH2023 under the theme Collaboration as Opportunity from 10-14 July 2023, the virTUos partners Katherine Faull (Bucknell University, USA), Philipp Tögel (KIT) and Alexander Lasch (TUD), with the participation of Juan Garcés (SLUB), presented possibilities and results of cooperation with regard to research into Herrnhut knowledge archives in the panel "Transforming the Pietist Tradition: Disciplinary Innovation through Linked Digital Engagement".
  Video recordings and presentations are available on the project blog.  

• At the interdisciplinary conference "Brüderische Gemeinschaft als universales Lebensmodell? Die Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert zwischen Uniformität und Pluralität" on 27-28 July 2023, Kerstin Roth (TUD) and Marleen Schindler (TUD) spoke about their research into the use of language in Moravian hymns. The conference offered participants the opportunity to make international contacts and exchange views on the different perspectives of research on the Moravian Church. You can find a detailed conference report on our project blog.  

Explorations 
In July 2022, the virtualised Kleinwelka Single Sisters' House (funded by CLiC & virTUos) was presented at the start of the Sommerreise der Bundesstifung Baukultur: 

Kindermann, Nora, Alexander Lasch & Sarah Wagner. 2022. Kleinwelka als Wissensarchiv. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6850913.

In September 2022, the first two 3D models from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, were added, which Robert C. Schuppe (funded by virTUos) and Dominik Hetjens (funded by CLiC) were allowed to record in August 2022. The building complex of Whitefield House & Gray Cottage is a special testimony to Herrnhut missionary activity on the east coast of what is now the United States.

3D-Modell Gray Cottage

3D-Modell Whitefield House

Workshops & Publications
We document our workshops on our project blog. You can also find all project publications there.