Dr. Elisabeth Ehler


Function

Curator (Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst)

Institution

Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst

Contact

e.ehler[at]smb.spk-berlin.de

Focus | Responsibilities | Projects

Responsible for the collections of the Western Roman Empire, the Asia Minor region and the early medieval Italian objects

Vita

Since 01/2023 Curator at the Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art
01/2022–10/2022 Exhibition management of the State exhibition at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier: "Der Untergang des Römischen Reiches"
11/2019–10/2021 Research associate at the Sculpure Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art: Exhibition management "Akhmim - Egypt's forgotten citye
10/2016–09/2018 Research associate at the Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art: Scientific research on the collection of late antique funerary art from the Western Roman Empire and co-curator of the exhibition "Wissenschaft und Turbulenz. Wolfgang Fritz Volbach"
05/2014–04/2015 Research associate at the Verein zur Förderung des Ägyptischen Museums Berlin e. V.: co-curator of the exhibition "One God - Abraham's Legacy on the Nile"
12/2012–04/2014 Freelance work for exhibitions at the Skulpturensammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin und dem Verein zur Förderung des Ägyptischen Museums Berlin e. V.
06/2012–12/2012 Research associate at the Skulpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art: co-curator of the exhibition "Josef Strzygowski and the Berlin Museums"
11/2009–11/2011 Special traineeship (Volontariat) at the Generaldirektion and the Museum für Byzantinische Kunst
04/2009–09/2009 Employee at the Benedictine monastery Admont, Austria
2008 PhD at the Philipps-Universität Marburg (published 2012)

Membership

  • Member of AGCA - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christliche Archäologie
  • Member of the German Museum Association
  • Member of ICOM Germany

Staff of the Bode-Museum

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