International Commission for Research on the Teutonic Order

From 28 to 30 September this year, a scholarly conference organised by the International Historical Commission for Research into the History of the Teutonic Order (Internationale Historische Kommission zur Erforschung der Geschichte des Deutschen Ordens) took place in Ljubljana (Slovenia), and was attended by a delegation from the Malbork Castle Museum.

The Commission was founded in 1985 in Vienna by scholars from several European countries, Its aim is to conduct research into the Teutonic Order in regional, European and global contexts.

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘The Teutonic Order on the Borders’. The conference featured several interesting papers on the history of the Teutonic Knights from the Middle Ages to the present day, from the Holy Land to the Baltic Sea.

As part of the conference, a meeting and elections for the Commission’s board were also organised. Dr Janusz Trupinda, Director of the Malbork Castle Museum, was elected to the Board of the International Historical Commission for Research into the History of the Teutonic Order for a four-year term. The Commission comprises 70 members from 15 countries around the world.

We wish the Director much success in this position and congratulate him on his election!