archive of documents

The 12 Characteristics of Modern Money

of the MoneyMuseum

Texts and pictures of the most important currencies from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Modern Times

Money and currencies in history from earliest times to the euro

Money and Exchange III: The emergence of the market economy made money the universal medium of interchange.

the tetradrachms of Alexander the Great

Beyond Money I: Is it possible to think beyond money, since we only know the world shaped by money?

PictureTour by Irma Götz and Christa Kaps

Ocean health is a Black Elephant: un occurrence that is foreseeable but whose causes are ignored – until it happens.

Money is both real and unreal at the same time. Why is this and why is value a product of imagination?

Beyond Money II: In the commons approach, money confronts something that involves collective participation.

Change of Climate as trigger

Money defined in seven categories

We all use money and have a relationship to it. And this publication is about both aspects.

Money and Relationship II: In a modern society, its members are linked by dependence on money. What does this mean?

a course on the symbolism of the sunflower

Money and Relationship I: What constitutes the «I» in modern times?

Prof. Dr. Theo Wehner talks about activity and purpose

A short statement

Money Secrets based on interviews with enterpreneurs.

in Classical Antiquity

A word play in German on love and life - it all depends on the direction of the "i".

Money and Exchange II: Purchasing replaces people’s comprehensive sense of obligation.

Thought Form III: We can buy everything with money, and we interpret everything in the form it assumes through money.

Introduction to the Sunflower discussion group

Ecuador has to repay its debt with oil - what does that mean?

The Thesis to the Origin of Money by Eske Bockelmann

"Sunflower" critically examines money: The situation of money is critical, and the aim is to critically assess money.

Money and Relationship III: Our world as external world is made into a sellable thing, a commodity.

Is our money what we can call an original or a worthless copy, an empty promise?

by Radio MoneyMuseum - as pdf-download

... on justice and freedom of action

Quiz questions to money and general knowledge - as app for your smart phone.

Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) experiences an identity crisis.

MoneyMusuem’s wide-ranging exhibition on Bitcoin, including its many videos, is available here online.

Continuous crises are a sign of a system breakdown.

What is the cause of inflation and where does it lead us to?

Money and Time II: The economy is forced to make more money out of money. But what actually drives this compulsion?

Money and Time I: The economy is forced to make more money out of money.

Volunteers often find their work more meaningful than professionals do.

Prof. Dr. Theo Wehner views mistakes as learning chances

Bottom-Fishing: How to Avoid the Traps, a chart service by FinGraphs

Money and Material III: From a coin as a unit of exchange value to a function that is only defined digitally.

Money and Exchange I: Exchange, gift, obligation – when, where and how do they come into play?

Get an answer in 90 seconds

Money and Material I: What are the origins of money?

"Those who have will be given more, and will have an abundance."

Do you handle money like Scrooge McDuck, Charlie Brown, Happy-Go-Lucky or a moneymaker? Try this test and find out.

Money is … a fairy tale. One that comes true, if we all believe in it.

In brief, it is the key to understanding what money does to us – and what it does to the world.

Beyond Money III: The modern means of production and distribution are to be re-used – without money.

visually explained

Thought Form II: Money and merchandise veil themselves in subject and object.

Russia and the terror crisis under Czar Alexanders II. (1855-1881)

Terror - the beginning of political murder.

A report from Ruanda

for the Middle East by Arnold Hottinger

We need money for the necessities of life. Thus – money must shape our thinking. What implications does that have?

Thought Form I: Let you take on an imaginary journey to see what happens with monetary value as a pure number.

An analysis on social justice

... leaves no traces. Video explores some main differences between Eastern and Western mentalities.

Money and Power III: The need for money springs from governments.

This video shows why this great currency fell apart.

financial markets and the virtuality of values

Money and Material II: How did coins actually come to physically represent exchange value? Eske Bockelmann explains.

1816: The year without a Summer

Short video on how to attain it

Money and Time III: The capitalist system is based on money as capital: money that yields more money.

Kangaroos, Maple Leaves and Pandas - a PictureTour

Money and Power II: It’s the people in our society who are forced to buy and sell.

Money and Power I: A toothbrush belongs to one person. The soil that feed many people follows other laws.

An introduction to Oanda – the trading platform

Johannes Pistorius (1546-1608)

A money-free world: Would it be possible? Would we make it possible?

Listen to the answers of an economist, banker, professor and money manager

Discussion about the relationship between work and the ability of a job to generate meaning.