Δ ARTIST TALK

Artist talk and guided tour of the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’

With Charity Atukunda (illustrator), Reine Dibussi (comic artist and author), Catmouse James (comic artist and illustrator), Akosua Hanson (comic author), Salim Busuru and Joëlle Épée Mandengue (advisory board) and Julia Friedel (curator of the Africa collection) 

Shortly after the opening of ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’, there will be a unique opportunity to walk through the exhibition with the artists, who have travelled from Uganda, France, Madagascar, Ghana, Kenya and Guinea, and talk to them about their works.

In English
Participation is included in the admission price. No registration required
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
With Vera Grosch (research assistant, Africa Department)

The exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. In the curator tours, the creators talk about the development of the exhibition and their collaboration with international artists and creatives.

Participation in the curator's tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
With Vera Grosch (research assistant, Africa Department)

The exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. In the curator tours, the creators talk about the development of the exhibition and their collaboration with international artists and creatives.

Participation in the curator's tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa

The guided tour of the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. From superheroes who fight environmental disasters in conjunction with local deities, to young women who master their urban everyday lives, to protagonists who campaign for LGBTQ+ rights or advocate for a more equitable distribution of knowledge as storytellers. The group exhibition shows how the artists address social and ecological challenges and use their comics to powerfully create new visions of the future.

Participation in the guided tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ POETIC PERFORMANCE

‘Exploring the museum depot through film and poetry’

Film discussion

With Alma Simba (historian and poet)

Using film and poetry, the event explores how everyone can better understand and process the enduring legacy of colonialism between Africa and Europe, particularly as it relates to the debates around restitution. Historian and poet Alma Simba also seeks to highlight the role of culture and media. The group discusses how important it is to know this history. How can the conflict-ridden history of European museum collections - which include African cultural belongings - and the multi-layered notion of restitution be addressed? She will share films, including archival historical footage and explainer videos by Open Restitution Africa, to explore colonial expeditions and practices, focusing on Tanzania and how thousands of cultural belongings and ancestral human remains - like those from the Isanzu community - found their way into European museum collections.

In English. For adults. Free of charge. Registration required at

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Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
With Vera Grosch (research assistant, Africa Department)

The exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. In the curator tours, the creators talk about the development of the exhibition and their collaboration with international artists and creatives.

Participation in the curator's tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

schließen

Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
With Julia Friedel (curator of the Africa collection)

The exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. In the curator tours, the creators talk about the development of the exhibition and their collaboration with international artists and creatives.

Participation in the curator's tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ READING DAY

‘By the river, by the sea, in the big city, in the village: brave children!’ 

The Weltkulturen Museum is participating in this year's nationwide reading day. In the cosy Weltkulturen Library, books will be read aloud that deal with the topics of diversity, tolerance, cultural exchange and, above all, childhood.

Every half hour, stories will be read aloud in German, English, French, Spanish or Indonesian. 

Programme
3pm, Renate Lindner: „Mutige Kinder“ (German)

3.30pm, Julia Albrecht: „The Selfish Crocodile“ - by Faustin Charles (English)

4pm, Vanessa von Gliszczynski: Komik Dongeng Nusantara/ „Märchencomics aus der indonesischen Inselwelt“ by Gunawan (Indonesian/German)

4pm, Matthias Claudius Hofmann: „Märchen und Mythen aus der Südsee“ (German)

5pm, Leonie Männich: „Ofelia Huamanchumo de la Cuba: Khipu der vier Andenkamele.“ (Spanish/German)

5.30pm, Audrey Peraldi: „Königinnen aus Afrika“ (French)

6pm, Isabel Kreuder: „Lei and the Fire Godess“ von Malia Maunakea (English)

For children aged 6 to 12, admission free. Location: Weltkulturen Library, Schaumainkai 35. Registration:

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Δ ZINE WORKSHOP

‘Weaving Sisters: From Popular Fairy Tales to Zine Collages’ Zine Workshop With Park Hye-in and Sakhile Matlhare (curators and researchers)

The workshop ‘Weaving Sisters: From Folktales to Paper Collage Zine’ combines storytelling with zine collages, collective work and knowledge exchange with the creative process of zine design. The focus is on female labour as a form of self-determination through collaborative creation. By creating zines that combine images, texts and materials, the workshop focuses on sharing and networking ideas, stories and skills. At the same time, it creates space for reflection and shared responsibility. The title is inspired by ancient weaving traditions described in popular fairy tales and religions. In these stories, weaving symbolises skills associated with the development of armour and explores the concepts of self-liberation, self-determination and camaraderie. During this three-hour workshop, the group will draw, write, sew and share stories about female labour, love and liberation. Everyone will receive a copy of the jointly created zine.

For young people and adults.
In English. Free of charge, materials and tools are provided on site.

Registration required at Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
With Julia Friedel (curator of the Africa collection)

The exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. In the curator tours, the creators talk about the development of the exhibition and their collaboration with international artists and creatives.

Participation in the curator's tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

schließen

Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa

The guided tour of the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. From superheroes who fight environmental disasters in conjunction with local deities, to young women who master their urban everyday lives, to protagonists who campaign for LGBTQ+ rights or advocate for a more equitable distribution of knowledge as storytellers. The group exhibition shows how the artists address social and ecological challenges and use their comics to powerfully create new visions of the future.

Participation in the guided tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

schließen

Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa

The guided tour of the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. From superheroes who fight environmental disasters in conjunction with local deities, to young women who master their urban everyday lives, to protagonists who campaign for LGBTQ+ rights or advocate for a more equitable distribution of knowledge as storytellers. The group exhibition shows how the artists address social and ecological challenges and use their comics to powerfully create new visions of the future.

Participation in the guided tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR - WELCOME TO THE WELTKULTUREN MUSEUM

Welcome to the Weltkulturen Museum

So what is an ethnological museum? Who works here? How do the exhibitions come about? In this tour the participants will learn all about the Weltkulturen Museum and go through the current exhibition together. The museum educators will take the participants’ linguistic proficiency into account. 

Price: Free of charge. No need to book.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa

The guided tour of the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ provides an insight into Africa's diverse comic scene. It focuses on female protagonists and female perspectives. From superheroes who fight environmental disasters in conjunction with local deities, to young women who master their urban everyday lives, to protagonists who campaign for LGBTQ+ rights or advocate for a more equitable distribution of knowledge as storytellers. The group exhibition shows how the artists address social and ecological challenges and use their comics to powerfully create new visions of the future.

Participation in the guided tour is included in the admission price.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

schließen