Weltkulturenmuseum

READING TIP

13.07.2020

A reading recommendation by Renate Lindner (Weltkulturen Bibliothek)

THE “HÖLLERER COLLECTION”

16.06.2020

An “Old Shatterhand” of the South Seas? On the track of a colonial-era collection with curator Matthias Claudius Hofmann

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THE RETURN OF THE RESCUE SHIPS

04.06.2020

Chris Grodotzki is a permanent member of the Sea-Watch media team. In his text for the new edition of the Weltkulturen News he writes about how civil sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea has changed from humanitarian intervention to resistance movement.

OBITUARY

28.05.2020

Feliciano Pimental Lana (1937–2020)

REPRESENTATION OF A CROCODILE

19.05.2020

Oceania curator Matthias Claudius Hofmann on a mythical creation story

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“LITTLE NORTH ROAD” (XIAOBEILU). PHOTOGRAPHY ON A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

14.05.2020

A photo archive of African migrants in the city of Ghuangzhou. By Wu Yong Fu, Zeng Xian Fang and Daniel Traub

COME AROUND!

12.05.2020

In the exhibition WORLDS IN MOTION you can ...

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WELCOME TO MY REALITY

12.05.2020

Americas curator Mona Suhrbier reports on the visits of indigenous and Afro-brazilian activist during the last years

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LIGHT AND SHADOW: WAYANG KULIT FROM JAVA

11.05.2020

Vanessa von Gliszczynski, curator Southeast Asia, explains the centuries-old history of the wayang kulit and provides some insights into its cosmology.

EXCHANGE ON EQUAL TERMS, CULTURAL PARTICIPATION AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT

11.05.2020

An interview with Charlotte Njikoufon about her community engagement, in particular with the programme “Kultüröffner: Museum”, for which she is active as a facilitator. By Julia Albrecht, transcribed by Rachel Etse (Weltkulturen Education)