The Karl König Institute
About
The Karl König Institute for Art, Science and Social Life
The Institute is a non-profit organisation that provides the material, financial and idealistic support for the Karl König legacy, particularly via the Archive, books and other publications, related research, as well as various events, activities and initiatives that are organised or collaboratively staged around the world.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
80 Years of Camphill Movement 1940 – 2020
Offers from the Karl König Institute for the 80th anniversary of the move that became a Movement - The move to Camphill House
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From Artistic to Social Imagination
Lecture in the Filder Clinic on June 6th, 2020 (German) CANCELED!
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Kaspar Hauser Festival 26.07.2020 - 02.08.2020 in Ansbach
The Kaspar Hauser Festival takes place in even-numbered years in Ansbach.According to the current status (May 12, 2020) the Kaspar Hauser Festival will take place in Ansbach. We will inform you until Pentecost whether all events can happen as planned!
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Pathways to a Human Future: The Twelve Senses
An International Conference Hosted by Threefold Educational Foundation
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Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh and Hyssop - remedies in the context of terminal care (Past event)
Seminar with Almut Tobis and Dr. med. Christine Volm (Past event), 10. November 2018
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FEATURED BOOKS
Kurt Becker: Minderheiten in Deutschland: Assimiliert? Integriert? Diskriminiert? (Only in German)
The Holocaust throws its dark, long shadow into the German present. The relationship of Germans to their minorities, whether we like it or not, remains burdened by Nazi atrocities throughout the ages.
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The Spirit of Camphill
How did the impulse of Dr. Karl König and his young friends as exiles from Nazi Europe grow to become a world-wide movement?
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Alfred Bergel. Skizzen aus einem vergessenen Leben. (Only in German)
(Is in preparation in English for autumn 2019) Traces of a forgotten biography. The artist and art teacher Alfred Bergel was an important childhood friend for Karl König. The first traces of his biography were to be found in König's diaries, revealing new aspects of König's own childhood and youth.
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Kaspar Hauser and Karl König
Karl König's significant work 'The story of Kaspar Hauser', in which he illustrates his deep connection to Kaspar Hauser, who's appearance in Nürnberg is full of riddles
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Plays for the Festivals of the Year
Brings together fourteen of König's plays for the first time. Written for communities to perform together. A reference work including commentary and photograph
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An insight into the ideas of Karl König
LEADING THOUGHTS
We need to join together again in communities, but such communities that are not governed by bonds of heritage, race or religious denomination, but by spiritual principles that incite us to strive together and work for each other. Read More
There a mood can be set where adults and children can live in unison; important and not so important people, able and not so able but nonetheless in reciprocal appreciation of the dignity of the individual. Read More
Only when a new style of community is formed in this way will it become possible for children and young people to reach an expression of their true being out of which their individual contribution can ensue. Read More