The Institute for Medical & Health Humanities and Artistic Research combines approaches of medical & health humanities and artistic research to develop and strengthen innovative perspectives on modes of perception of health-related issues as well as concepts and practices in medical cultures. The Institute for Medical & Health Humanities and Artistic Research is a space and forum for transdisciplinary and participatory approaches and research practices. It initiates, designs and conducts research projects, builds project-related collaborations between actors and institutions and works in multi-perspective teams on the further development of research formats and dissemination strategies that are suitable for communicating their results beyond scientific communities.