Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur | Mainz

With 35 long-term research projects and a special research focus in musicology and art history, the Academy is one of the leading institutions in foundational research in the humanities, cultural studies and fine arts. A great number of highly skilled researchers work on musicological oeuvres including those of Beethoven, Brahms, Händel, Haydn, Schubert, Weber, Zimmermann, and others. The Academy also hosts long term art history projects dealing with rare and endangered cultural heritage objects from genres such as medieval stained glass. As applicant institution of NFDI4Culture, the Academy provides the consortium with a highly efficient and goal-oriented administration. In addition, the Academy’s research department for Digital Humanities, the Digital Academy, contributes to NFDI4Culture's Task Area 5 with expertise on sustainable research software, research infrastructures in the humanities, current web technologies, and the application of Linked Open Data in cultural heritage.