The Heritage of Money and Coinage: Metal Matters – From the Mine to the Mint

April 24: Introduction Session May 8: Lecture Session (Polosa+Guest/TBA) May 15: Lecture Session (Krmnicek+Faucher) May 22: Lecture Session (Myrberg-Burström+van Buren) May 29: Lecture Session (Jost+Marone) --- June 16: Concluding Session Money makes the world go round – and has done so for more than 2500 years. States and regions around the world shaped their money differently and used different materials. Metals were always among the most important, and the focus for specific technology, social tensions, and cultural expressions. Explore the fascinating field of monetary history and practice with us in the spring and summer of 2024, online and in beautiful Salzburg!

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2024-04-24

Virtual Part closing date 2024-06-19

Total student workload 150

Specific field of studies History, Archaeology, Economy, Area Studies, Geology, Chemistry, Politcs, Art

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)

Academic pre-requisites for applicants All students at B.A., M.A. or Ph.D. level with an interest in the field of study are welcome.

Physical Part starting date 2024-06-10

Physical Part Description Our Summer School will be held at Salzburg University, conveniently located in the center of Europe, and in a region with a rich historical heritage of mining for all three major mint metals: gold, silver, and copper. During this five-days event in June, students will meet scholars from different fields related to the history of money. You will get the opportunity to present and discuss your own work within a friendly and knowledgeable cross-disciplinary group of scholars and students. The highly reputed coin collection of the Salzburg Museum will be made available for our hands-on exercises with historical coins of different periods. During excursions in the surrounding alps, we will explore the conditions for mining, processing, and transport of mint metals in the field. In short, we have chosen the brightest time of the year to bring you to the highest mountains, into the darkest mines, and to the purest sources of knowledge!

Physical Part closing date 2024-06-14

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities Business and Management Engineering and Technology Law Natural Sciences and Mathematics Art Design and Media Environmental Sciences Urbanism and Geography

Course location Salzburg, Austria

Course language English