🇬🇧 6 December 2025. In our Christmas-season tour we traced along the footsteps of (German) Christmas traditions, and we examined their traces in Leipzig. We took a fresh look at the christian and non-christian roots of traditions, markets, music, and myths — with a golden thread provided by Eric Kaplan’s quest concerning the existence of Santa: »Does Santa exist?«

🇩🇪🇬🇧🧒 8 November 2025. On occasion of the first birthday of the WissensSpuren and the kickoff of the exhibition Forget It?! in the German Museum for Books and Writing we organized a KnowledgeFestival with hands-on activities, guided tours, and lectures. Together, we reflected what is worth remembering, what can be safely forgotten, and how to preserve what is important. And we discovered also some new aspects of the topic of forgetting.

10 October 2025. This tour addressed international students joining the universities in Leipzig. It was an opportunity to come to know each other, and it informed them about the contributions of researchers in Leipzig to the development of Quantum Mechanics and many other disciplines of Arts and Sciences. We also discussed challenges of international study programs, of living as an expat in a foreign country, and exchanged ideas about cultural and recreational activities.

09 August 2025. Time and again powerful political figures made deals that imposed their will on the nations of the world. On the other hand in the 20th century the American presidents also advocated multilateralism, like in the New Deal and upon establishing and supporting the UN — and grass roots political movements have resulted in some of the most momentous political changes. In our tour we explored the impacts of major political deals and societal developments on the inhabitants of Leipzig, and we discussed which type of deals are worth striving for.

7 June 2025. On occasion of the Wave-Gothic Festival and the accompanying Steampunk Picnic in Leipzig we explored how the industrial revolution and the accompanying scientific discoveries have been covered in science fiction and fantastic art during the past centuries. In this endeavor we were supported by Prof. Elmar Schenkel.

4 April 2025. We took a walk through the city where we explored gems of the history of knowledge and education that are hidden on our daily routes through Leipzig.

10 August 2024. We took a first run of the entire Wissensspur with team members and friends.