Our view of the world is always shaped by where we are and what we know. To understand globalization means to recognise correlations, but also contradictions. Whether the migration period, colonisation or the world economy of the modern age, the concern is with aspects of the global and globalization, of networks, relationships and dependencies, both in the positive and negative sense. In 2025, the GNM turn its focus thematically on Europe’s worldwide interrelations in order to explore historical global connections and their impact up to the present day.
GLOBALIZATION AT THE GNM
EXHIBITIONS
Connected Worlds
Globalization in Focus
10.04. — 31.08.2025
Globalization is a multi-layered, complex phenomenon that shapes our daily lives. The objects found in Connected Worlds are just as diverse as the global networks and relationships. This is an exhibition project that takes as its theme the global perspective, that examines profoundly the past, thereby revealing the connections to us, to the here and now – and we are part of that. The exhibition and digital offerings around the themed year complement one another.
Nuremberg GLOBAL
24.09.2025 — 22.03.2026
Can we speak of globalization in the Early Modern Period? The GNM annual exhibition sheds light on the world-spanning networks of Nuremberg as a centre of trade, art and culture. Fascinating objects and enthralling stories trace the routes that connected Nuremberg to the world. One thing becomes clear in this: there already existed astonishing parallels for numerous challenges that globalization confronts us with today.
Carnival.
Dance and Games in Nuremberg
11.11.2025 — 17.02.2026
The exhibition Carnival: Dance and Games in Nuremberg leads us through the ‘topsy-turvy world’ of the imperial city in the Late Middle Ages. It shows that Nuremberg was once a stronghold of the Carnival. What motivated people back then? To answer this, we are reassessing the sources. Discover with us: ‘hypes’ and ‘fake news’ are global phenomena, but are not unique features of our digital age.