Barbara Welzel

Barbara Welzel (born 1961) studied art history, philosophy and musicology in Bochum and Berlin. She was a professor of art history at TU Dortmund and served as a vice rector. Her research has focused on Dutch art history, court culture, the history of collections and the art history of Dortmund. Welzel was co-editor of the series “Dortmunder Mittelalter-Forschungen” and “Dortmunder Exkursionen zur Geschichte und Kultur”. Her publications include “Das ›Goldene Wunder‹ in der Dortmunder Petrikirche. Bildgebrauch und Bildproduktion im Mittelalter” (2003), “Altes Gold in neuer Pracht” (2006) and “Dortmund entdecken. Schätze und Geschichten aus dem Mittelalter” (2008).