---
type: concept
title: Objektbiographien
tags: [museology, art-history, digital-humanities]
related: [objektbiographien-app]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_kunstgeschichte_forschung_forschungsprojekte_juniorprofes.md"]
---

# Objektbiographien

**Objektbiographien** (Object Biographies) is a methodological approach in art history and museology that treats an object as a subject with a life story. 

Rather than focusing solely on the object's original creation or its current state, this approach tracks the entire "biography" of the object, including:
- Its creation and original function.
- Changes in ownership.
- Physical movements across geographic regions.
- Shifts in meaning and value as it was received by different owners or curators over time.

This concept serves as the theoretical basis for the **Objektbiographien App** developed for the **Bode-Museum**.
