Δ SENIORTOUR

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

“COLLECTED. BOUGHT. LOOTED? Case Studies from a Colonial and National Socialist Context”

How did ancestor figures from Nias off the western coast of Sumatra enter the European art market in the early twentieth century? Why could the museum buy objects rather ‘cheaply’ in Paris and Amsterdam in the early 1940s? Is a weapon belt from South Africa war booty?

These are just some of the questions arising from a critical review of the Weltkulturen Museum’s collection.
Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us @weltkulturen.museum and #GesammeltGekauftGeraubt? #RaubgutFrankfurt #LootedArtFrankfurt!

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPink

€7 / €3,50. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

GREY IS THE NEW PINK - Moments of Ageing

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPin

€7 / €3,50. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

“COLLECTED. BOUGHT. LOOTED? Case Studies from a Colonial and National Socialist Context”

How did ancestor figures from Nias off the western coast of Sumatra enter the European art market in the early twentieth century? Why could the museum buy objects rather ‘cheaply’ in Paris and Amsterdam in the early 1940s? Is a weapon belt from South Africa war booty?

These are just some of the questions arising from a critical review of the Weltkulturen Museum’s collection.
Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us @weltkulturen.museum and #GesammeltGekauftGeraubt? #RaubgutFrankfurt #LootedArtFrankfurt!

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ CANCELLED: SPECIAL TOUR

"Maturing, ageing, dying"

Are the course of life and its development processes only a biological phenomenon? Or are the processes of maturing, ageing and dying also controlled by social and cultural concepts?

Mona Suhrbier, curator of the America Collection at the Weltkulturen Museum, guides on the trails of ageing in the current exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK.

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPink!

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPink

€7 / €3,50. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

“COLLECTED. BOUGHT. LOOTED? Case Studies from a Colonial and National Socialist Context”

How did ancestor figures from Nias off the western coast of Sumatra enter the European art market in the early twentieth century? Why could the museum buy objects rather ‘cheaply’ in Paris and Amsterdam in the early 1940s? Is a weapon belt from South Africa war booty?

These are just some of the questions arising from a critical review of the Weltkulturen Museum’s collection.
Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us @weltkulturen.museum and #GesammeltGekauftGeraubt? #RaubgutFrankfurt #LootedArtFrankfurt!

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

"Me on my 100th birthday"
Children sketch comics about their future.

How do you imagine your 100th birthday? Who will be celebrating with you - and what presents wil lyou receive? What wil your world look like in a hundred years? After a short visit to the exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK, each of the children draws their own comic depicting their life in the future.

For children over 8 years. €6. No registration required
Weltkulturen Vermittlung, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPink

€7 / €3,50. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CONSERVATOR'S GUIDED TOUR

"Preserving the old: Anti-ageing in the museum"

How is a 100-year-old skull restored? How do you transport a four-metre-long Baining mask into the exhibition? And how do you preserve the bright hues of colourful feathers?

Kristina Werner answers these and other questions in a fascinating insight into the work of conservators and methods to slow the process of things ageing.

Werner holds an M.A. in the restoration and conservation of art and cultural artefacts from the University of Cologne, and has specialised in objects made of wood and modern materials.

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ FINISSAGE

”COLLECTED. BOUGHT. LOOTED? Case Studies from a Colonial and National Socialist Contex”

CURATORS`GUIDED TOUR
With Julia Friedel and Vanessa von Gliszczynski
3pm
For the last time, curators Julia Friedel and Vanessa von Gliszczynski guide through the exhibition and give insights into the research process behind the exhibition. Find further information about the exhibition here.

LECTURE
”The ethics of collecting”
With Eva Ch. Raabe (Acting Director)
4pm
According to the International Council of Museums, collecting is one of a museum’s core tasks. As an institution conserving historical and authentic cultural objects, a museum provides public access to tangible and intangible heritage. Yet collecting covers a very diverse range of activities. Especially in an ethnological museum, the scientific and ethical principles underpinning these activities need to be constantly reviewed and discussed. This lecture takes a number of examples to illustrate collecting practices from colonial contexts to the acquisition of objects during today’s anthropological field research.

 

Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37
Free

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Δ MATINEETOUR

7€ / 3,50€. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

For families and children aged six and above. €9 (including materials). No registration required
Weltkulturen Vermittlung, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ EXHIBITION TOUR

Who is old – where and when? Can we meet the ‘challenge of ageing’ optimistically? And what potential lies slumbering in the process of aging?

Projections for global demographic trends are forecasting an increase in the world’s older population. The process of growing older is not just important for each individual, but has implications for the social and cultural spheres. Yet each generation ages differently. And when can we actually talk of someone as ‘old’ at all? Even if the visible biological aging processes are the same the world over, each culture has its differences in defining ‘age’. There is no universally valid definition of when ‘old age’ starts. So who is old – where and when?

GREY IS THE NEW PINK presents diverse ideas and models of ‘age(ing)’ from the perspective of cultural studies and the visual arts, as well as personal and individual experience. Like fragments in a lifetime’s memories, the exhibition combines into an anthology of aging the individual ways of dealing with such topics as lifestyle, love and sexuality, transmission of knowledge, longevity, illness, health, and death.

In the exhibition ‘age(ing)’ is explored internationally in photographs, videos, literature, drawings, as well as large-scale and multimedia installations and performances both in the work of scientists, artists and poets, as well as younger and older people from the general population. Numerous exhibits from the from the Weltkulturen Museum’s Africa, Americas, South East Asia, Oceania, Visual Anthropology collections  and the library broaden the view of the subject.

Further information about the exhibition here.

Follow us on Social Media @Weltkulturen.Museum with #GreyIsTheNewPink

€7 / €3,50. Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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