May 2026

  • Saturday, 2. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Sunday, 3. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in Dari)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR IN DARI

    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
  • Wednesday, 6. May 2026 - 18:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in English)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH

    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
  • Saturday, 9. May 2026 - 15:00
    SECIAL GUIDED TOUR
    Postcolonial Reinterpretations – A look at contemporary African Comics
    With cultural mediator Ajab Lucknowwala
    Δ SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR

    Postcolonial Reinterpretations – A look at contemporary African Comics

    With cultural mediator Ajab Lucknowwala

    The tour shows how the comics in the exhibition reflect, question, and subvert the legacies of colonial power. Using these stories, images, and characters, the tour examines how colonial violence continues to shape social, cultural, and political life today.

     



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

    schließen
  • Sunday, 10. May 2026 - 15:00
    CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR (in German language)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    With Vera Grosch
    Δ CURATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

    ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’
    With Vera Grosch (trainee, 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
  • Wednesday, 13. May 2026 - 18:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Saturday, 16. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Sunday, 17. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Wednesday, 20. May 2026 - 18:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Saturday, 23. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Sunday, 24. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Wednesday, 27. May 2026 - 18:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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
  • Saturday, 30. May 2026 - 15:00
    Public guided tour
    Welcome to the Weltkulturen Museum
    With Iris Loew (cultural mediator)
    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

    schließen
  • Sunday, 31. May 2026 - 15:00
    PUBLIC TOUR (in German)
    “SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa”
    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