This collection arrives in Chile to travel through the different cities from north to south. 

This Thursday, July 3 at 17:30 p.m. The photographic exhibition “Archaeological Finds in Germany” will be inaugurated, brought to Chile by the photographer Svend Hansen and the German Embassy in our country. The exhibition will be open to the public from July 4 to 15 in the Exhibition Hall of the University of La Serena, located at 950 Benavente Street, La Serena, from Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. :18 to 30:XNUMX hours.

The exhibition will show a selection of 45 photographs of some of the most important archaeological finds on German soil from the last 500.000 years. “Each object represents an object from daily life, rituals or celebrations and is from all the long stages in which human beings lived as hunters and gatherers and then the expansion of towns, the economy and the migration of people.” peoples,” commented Eva Birke, head of the Office of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the ULS. 

Birke announced that in the exhibition there will be photographic material as important as “the Celestial Disk of Nebra”, which is the oldest known representation of astronomical phenomena, which generates a link with the astronomy of the region. Furthermore, he added that “the visitor will encounter pieces not only from one culture, but from many influences and from many cultures of Europe. It is an offer from the German Archaeological Institute and the German Embassy (…). It is another point of view to discover more about the history of Germany and Europe.”

This exhibition is the result of the union of more than 10 European museums, which lent their best paintings and their most important collection pieces to show in the most complete way the most significant stages in German and Central European history.  

“Hosting the exhibition in the University Exhibition Hall is hosting the exhibition in the heart of the city of La Serena and also the University and the visitor can discover the historical eras of Germany. I think it can also be an exchange or a very lively conversation about what they can see in the exhibition and also perhaps establish an interest with Germany and with the language and culture, or also find things that they saw on a visit to Germany," he said. Birke.

This activity is part of the exhibition cycle of the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena and has the collaboration of the German Embassy in Chile, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Chilean Institute of La Serena.

For more information and queries, go to the Information Office of the ULS Extension Center (Prat 446) or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and phone 51-2204171.