Now online!
The lectures of the Long Night of Science
On January 30, 2026, the Long Night of Science took place under the motto "The Late Bronze Age - a golden age?" at the Museum für Franken. The three keynote speeches by experts are now available online.
The Long Night of Science at the Museum für Franken is a successful model of scientific excellence and popular communication. In 2026, the event once again met with a great response, both from visitors on site and from an online audience. On the evening of January 30, everything revolved around the topic of "The Late Bronze Age - a golden age?".
Using important objects from the collection of the Museum für Franken - the depot finds from Bullenheimer Berg and the Acholshausen cauldron wagon - three renowned archaeology experts provided fascinating insights into the world of the Late Bronze Age.
Prof. Dr. Frank Falkenstein from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg kicked things off with a lecture entitled "Centers of power: The Bullenheimer Berg and the hilltop settlements of the Late Bronze Age in Franconia".
Dr. Carola Metzner-Nebelsick from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich provided insights into the religion of the Late Bronze Age. In her lecture "The Acholshausen cauldron wagon and the religious beliefs of the late Bronze Age", she discussed the cult object, which can be seen in the Museum für Franken.
Dr. Thomas Terberger from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen dealt with archaeological arrowhead finds in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He gave a lecture entitled "The Bronze Age battlefield in the Tollensetal valley - fighters from the south?".
