Δ NACHT DER MUSEEN IN THE WELTKULTUREN MUSEUM

Experience sounds in the Weltkulturen Museum

You can explore an interactive music station in the Weltkulturen Laboratory: Catherine Kontz's contemporary composition ‘Three Legs and a Wheel’ is based on a piano track that is improvised to on a bicycle. You can become active yourself and play on the bicycle.

The exhibition 'Soundsources' focuses on sounds, their cultural use and interpretations. Regular guided tours invite visitors to reflect on the significance of sounds in their own lives. These take place every hour on the hour between 7 pm and midnight with our cultural mediators. If you get hungry, the Jambo African Food catering stand will be happy to help.

In the exhibition 'Soundsources. Everything is Music!’ there are short guided tours every hour between 19:00 and 00:00, i.e. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 00.

Three legs and a Wheel’ takes place in the laboratory, times 20:00, 21.30, 23:00.

Tickets: At the museum box office or online via nacht.museumsufer.de

Please note: Due to the high number of visitors, audio guides cannot be issued during the Night of the Museums. However, our cultural mediators will show you audio examples during the short guided tours.

Catherine Kontz: Three Legs and a Wheel

The Weltkulturen Museum invites visitors to an interactive music station at Villa 37. The contemporary composition ‘Three Legs and a Wheel’ is based on a piano track that is improvised to on a bicycle. Visitors can become active themselves and play on the bicycle. ‘Three Legs and a Wheel’ can also be heard as a recording in the KLANGQUELLEN exhibition in the main building.

Ort: Schaumainkai 29 (Ausstellung „Klangquellen. Everything is Music!“), Schaumainkai 37 (Labor)
Öffnungszeiten des Museums in der Nacht: Schaumainkai 29 19 – 02:00 Uhr, Schaumainkai 37 19 – 01:00 Uhr.
Vorhandener Gastrostand: Jambo African Food.

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Δ WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS

"Hearing the sound of silence”
With Martin Brüger (meditation trainer and artist)

Sound and silence aren’t just opposites, they are the two indivisible extremes of hearing, because silence can only be experienced via sound and vice versa. In this guided meditative workshop connected with the exhibition “SOUND SOURCES. Everything Is Music”, we will find out about various meditative exercises that sharpen our sense of hearing and let us develop an awareness of hearing as a process that ultimately takes place in our consciousness rather than in our ears. The exercises presented here will offer the participants a whole new dimension of experience that extends from meditatively listening to self-made and external sounds through to chilling in the power of audio silence. And sound, of course, is also a means of communication: after a phase of meditative sensitisation to sound and silence we will round off the evening with a communal sound/silence performance. Nobody needs musical skills for this workshop; it is much more about being open to insights about hearing processes, and being eager to find out about a more sensitive perception of ourselves and our surroundings.

No prior experience required
Workshop attendance: 6 euros plus the cost of admission to the exhibition.
Please register via the booking button.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ *** FULLY BOOKED*** ​Gamelan-Workshop

With: Frank Purwanto und Heri Djajasumadi

Gamelan orchestras are an important aspect of Javanese and Balinese court cultures, but there are also smaller ensembles in the villages. While the metallophones play the melody, the gongs are responsible for the rhythm. The group is conducted by predefined combinations of drum beats which determine the speed or volume. Gamelan orchestras can play on their own or as an accompaniment to dancing or shadow puppetry. There are also smaller gong ensembles on other Indonesian islands, but the Javanese or Balinese gamelan is the most well known by far.

As part of the "Sound Sources" exhibition, the gamelan orchestra Wacana Budaya regularly offers workshops in the exhibition. Wacana Budaya from Frankfurt Höchst was founded in 1984. During the workshop, you will play on instruments from the museum collection on the upper floor of the exhibition.

Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours

Further dates:
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3 pm
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 3 pm

No prior experience required.
Place on workshop: €6 plus the cost of admission to the exhibition. Please book in advance.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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