Ingo Köhler ‘Network(ing)’

Facebook and LinkedIn are modern forms of expression of an age-old human need, networking with others. Personal contacts contribute to shaping and defining our position in society and can give rise to personal and economic advantages. The long-distance trade of the Middle Ages was already based on networks of individuals. The merchants of the Hanseatic League in Baltic Sea region, the Upper German Fugger and Welser families, or the trading dynasties of Northern Italy wove dense networks of personal relationships of trust so as to make the risks of their businesses more calculable. In his lecture, the economic historian Dr Ingo Köhler provides an introduction to the history and importance of the economic and social technique of 'networking'.

In cooperation with the VHS Ibbenbüren

Guided tour of the current exhibition at 5:30 p.m. included.