Δ ***CANCELLED***“RED IN FOCUS”

Theme related guided tour with Oliver Hahn (research assistent Oceania collection)

In many cultures, the colour red plays a significant role in the way people see the world, whether it is painted on their bodies for beautification and protection, or serves as a sacred colour, or features in the material culture. Consequently, it is a colour that also appears in many different sections of the exhibition “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. 

Oliver Hahn guides through the exhibiton. He investigates the meaning of red as a colour in various cultures by looking at case studies from the Amazon region, New Guinea and Polynesia. 

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ SESSION #1 ***FULLY BOOKED***

SHIFT collective in conversation with Nora Al-Badri and Brian Njenga

“Shaping the Void? The potential and challenges of digital 3D models to re-imagine museum collections”

SHIFT invites Nora Al-Badri and Brian Njenga for a public discussion on the intersection of 3D modelling, activism, digital reproduction, access, ownership and museums.

Brian Njenga, is a 3D artist with a background in graphic design and games and has created a virtual museum of Kenyan objects of cultural heritage which are no longer in Kenya. This currently exists as a beta version, The Heritage Project (2021). 

Nora Al-Badri is a research-based, conceptual artist whose practice explores the emancipatory potential of new technologies to open public, political discussions. Often these projects provoke questions about extractivism, the location and ownership of objects of cultural heritage, such as The Other Nefertiti (2015) and Fossil Futures (2017).

Both positions differ in terms of their fields of engagement, the nature of their expertise and the place from which they work and disseminate their expressions (Berlin, Nairobi). 

SHIFT (Sam Hopkins, Marian Nur Goni, Simon Rittmeier) is a transnational collective working on the intersection of art and research, particularly on issues related to African objects diaspora in the aftermath of colonialism.

Nora Al-Badri and Brian Njenga will join the event virtually.

As part of the exhibition “Invisible Inventories: Questioning Kenyan Collections in Western Museums”

The session is followed by the highlight guided tour with Eric Otieno Sumba.

€3 / €1.50
Costs of the exhibition visit included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Iris Loew

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Iris Loew shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ HIGHLIGHT GUIDED TOUR WITH ERIC OTIENO SUMBA ***FULLY BOOKED***

“Invisible Inventories: Questioning Kenyan Collections in Western Museums”

Eric Otieno Sumba is a social theorist, political economist, writer, and facilitator. He is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Development and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Kassel, Germany, and a contributor to various online and print publications.

In his guided tour he will give an insight into the significance of the international project and the exhibition.

About the exhibition

How can we make Kenyan cultural assets that are in the possession of institutions in the Global North accessible to present-day Kenyan society? Since 2018, this question has been addressed by the “International Inventories Programme” (IIP), which brings together Kenyan and European artists and scholars. After shows in Nairobi and Cologne, the exhibition project “Invisible Inventories” can now be seen at the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt.

€3 / €1.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ HIGHLIGHT GUIDED TOUR WITH ERIC OTIENO SUMBA ***FULLY BOOKED***

“Invisible Inventories: Questioning Kenyan Collections in Western Museums”

Eric Otieno Sumba is a social theorist, political economist, writer, and facilitator. He is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Development and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Kassel, Germany, and a contributor to various online and print publications.

In his guided tour he will give an insight into the significance of the international project and the exhibition.

About the exhibition

How can we make Kenyan cultural assets that are in the possession of institutions in the Global North accessible to present-day Kenyan society? Since 2018, this question has been addressed by the “International Inventories Programme” (IIP), which brings together Kenyan and European artists and scholars. After shows in Nairobi and Cologne, the exhibition project “Invisible Inventories” can now be seen at the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt.

€3 / €1.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ ONLINE GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Claudia Gaia

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Using various objects from the exhibition, Claudia Gaia shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Zoom lecture and talk

Free of charge
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Berit Mohr

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Berit Mohr shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ GUIDED TOUR ***FULLY BOOKED***

“Invisible Inventories: Questioning Kenyan Collections in Western Museums”

with Lea Sante (Weltkulturen Education)

How can we make Kenyan cultural assets that are possessed by institutions in the Global North accessible to present-day Kenyan society? Since 2018, this question has been addressed by the “International Inventories Programme” (IIP), which brings together Kenyan and European artists and scholars.

After shows in Nairobi and Cologne, the exhibition project “Invisible Inventories” can now be seen at the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt. Lea Sante gives an insight into how the international project came about and its significance.

€3 / €1.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ GUIDED TOUR

“Invisible Inventories: Questioning Kenyan Collections in Western Museums”

with Lea Sante (Weltkulturen Education)

How can we make Kenyan cultural assets that are possessed by institutions in the Global North accessible to present-day Kenyan society? Since 2018, this question has been addressed by the “International Inventories Programme” (IIP), which brings together Kenyan and European artists and scholars.

After shows in Nairobi and Cologne, the exhibition project “Invisible Inventories” can now be seen at the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt. Lea Sante gives an insight into how the international project came about and its significance.

€3 / €1.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Severine Meier

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Severine Meier shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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Δ LIVE WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

“Sky Blue, Crocodile Green, Lemon Yellow”

The world of colours is truly thrilling. What colours are there and where do we find them? In nature we come across colours wherever we look: in plants, in the animal kingdom, and in rocks and minerals. Berries dye our hands red or blue. Colours can also be seen in many different combinations on animals: for example on a butterfly’s wings, the feathers of birds, and the skin and fur of various creatures.

We will discover all the colours in the exhibition “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. After that we will produce our own colours from natural materials.

For children aged 6 and over.
€6 per child.
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Berit Mohr

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Berit Mohr shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

schließen

Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Berit Mohr

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Berit Mohr shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

schließen

Δ GUIDED TOUR

“GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”

with Iris Loew

Our world is full of colour, but do all cultures see it in the same way? While the scientific basis for perception is identical for everyone, light waves can’t really explain how we name our impressions of colour, the number (and kind) of categories we divide these colours into, or the meanings and associations we ascribe to them.

Touring the exhibition, Iris Loew shows how perception of colour sometimes differs enormously depending on the language and culture involved.

Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”.

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