Sorbian Institute

The Sorbian Institute (German: Sorbisches Institut; Sorbian: Serbski institut, Upper Sorbian: [ˈsɛʁpskʲi instʲiˈtut] ^ⓘ, Lower Sorbian: [ˈsɛrpskʲi instʲiˈtut]) is a research facility focused on Sorbian languages, culture and history. It is an extra-university institute collecting and archiving Sorbian texts and cultural artifacts making them available to the public.^[1][2] Originally founded as Institute for Sorbian Ethnology (Institut für sorbische Volksforschung; Institut za serbski ludospyt) by Pawoł Nowotny in 1951, it was then integrated into the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin in 1952. In 1992, the Sorbian institute was established by a treaty of the two German states Brandenburg and Saxony.^[3]

Seat of the Sorbian Institute in Bautzen

The Institute

The Sorbian Institute's main office is located in Bautzen (Budyšin), with a branch office in Cottbus (Chóśebuz).^[4] A new office building to be shared with the Sorbian museum is planned at present in Bautzen.^[5][6] The institute is financially supported by the Foundation for the Sorbian People.^[7]

The institute edits the academic journal Lětopis since 1952 and two further book series.^[3] The "Schriften des Sorbischen Instituts/Spisy Serbskeho instituta" ('Publications of the Sorbian Institute') are published by Domowina Publishing House.^[8]

Its staff often take on teaching assignments at universities both in Germany and abroad.^[9] The Sorbian Institute works closely together with the Institute for Sorbian studies at Leipzig University.^[10]

It maintains the publicly usable Central Sorbian Library (Sorbische Zentralbibliothek; Serbska centralna biblioteka)^[11][12] and the Sorbian Cultural Archives (Sorbisches Kulturarchiv; Serbski kulturny archiw), both accommodated in its Bautzen main office.^[13][14]

Executives

Since its founding, the executives of the Sorbian Institute were:^[3]

• 1951–1977: Pawoł Nowotny
• 1977–1990: Měrćin Kasper (Martin Kasper; vice director: Frank Förster)
• 1990–1992: Helmut Faska
• 1992–2016: Dietrich Scholze-Šołta
• 2016–present: Hauke Bartels

External links

• Sorbisches Institut

References

1. "Sorbisches Institut". State of Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
2. Berndt, David (15 June 2022). "Sorbisches Institut zeigt Kulturdenkmale bald online" [Sorbian Institute will soon show cultural artifacts online]. Sächsische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. Scholze, Dietrich. "Serbski institut". Sorabicon (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "Sorbisches Institut e.V." City of Cottbus/Chóśebuz (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
5. "Aktueller Projektfortschritt des Sorbischen Wissensforums am Lauenareal in Bautzen vorgestellt" [Presentation of the state of the project "Sorbian Knowledge Forum" in the Lauen Area, Bautzen]. Free State of Saxony (in German). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
6. Menscher, Uwe (10 June 2023). "So soll das Lauenareal künftig aussehen" [That is what the Laune Area will look like]. Oberlausitzer Kurier (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
7. "Geförderte Einrichtungen" [Sponsored institutions]. Foundation for the Sorbian People (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
8. "Schriften des Sorbischen Instituts" [Publications of the Sorbian Institute]. Serbski Institut (in German).
9. "Sprache und Geschichte" [Langage and history]. Free State of Saxony (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
10. "Profil". Leipzig University (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
11. Schön, Franz. "Sorbische Zentralbibliothek". Sorabicon (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
12. "Partner-Bibliotheken" [Partner libraries]. Bautzen Public Library (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
13. Bresan, Annett. "Sorbisches Kulturarchiv". Sorabicon (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
14. Šěn, Franc (2010). "Bilanz der Abteilung Sorbische Zentralbibliothek/Sorbisches Kulturarchiv des Sorbischen Instituts" [Report of the department Sorbian Central Library/Sorbian Cultural Archive]. LĚTOPIS (in German) (1): 115–116. ISSN 0943-2787.

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