Δ READING CLUB AT THE WELTKULTUREN MUSEUM: DECOLONIZATION AS HEALING?

With Amelie Kleinhubbert (Cultural mediator)

In the reading club, texts are read and discussed together that deal with colonial continuities in everyday life. What role does colonialism play in the museum? How is our idea of nature colonially shaped? What can healing mean?

Anybody who couldn’t be there the first and second time is also most welcome to join now. You will receive details of the reading material when you book your place.

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For adults. Entry free.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 35

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Retrospective/Perspectives”
with Iris Loew (cultural mediator)

Objects from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) occupy a central role in the debate on the restitution of cultural property. The collection of the Weltkulturen Museum also contains over fifty objects made of metal, wood and ivory from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). When and under what circumstances did they enter the collection of what was then known as the Völkermuseum? A research project into provenance funded by the German Lost Art Foundation has been conducted at the Frankfurt museum in order to address these questions, exploring the complex ownership status behind these objects. The first of two exhibitions presents the objects of the collections gives an insight into the research.

Iris Loew takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition, while explaining the provenance stories that are encapsulated within the objects on display.

Entrance is free of charge
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ EXHIBITION OPENING SOUND SOURCES

“Sound sources. Everything is Music!”

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition at the Weltkulturen Museum!

Sounds determine our everyday lives and can be heard all around us, even in what seem to be the quietest moments. Every single place has its own soundscape, shaped by our immediate surroundings, by animals and people, by their actions and interactions. How does the setting affect the perception of what we hear? How do the environment, sound, people and music relate to each other?

These are the questions we will be asking in the exhibition SOUND SOURCES – and in the process investigating the Western concept of music, too. The sounds themselves will take a starring role here, along with their cultural application, interpretation and meanings. As well as instruments, the show will contain several exhibits that wouldn’t necessarily be expected in an exhibition about music. Based on the museum’s own collection, SOUND SOURCES will enter into a dialogue with contemporary music and encourage visitors to reflect upon the significance of sounds in their own lifeworld.

Artists 
Nursalim Yadi Anugerah, Bunau, Conserve the Sound (Daniel Chun & Jan Derksen), Gerhard Müller-Hornbach, Lasse-Marc Riek, the participants of the seminar “Sound Sources. Everything is music! Ethnomusicology and Exhibition Praxis” as well as other contributors whose names are not known.

Curator: Vanessa von Gliszczynski (Curator Southeast Asia)
Co-Curator: Matthias Claudius Hofmann (Curator Oceania)

Opening: 10 November, 7pm

Entrance is free of charge
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Retrospective/Perspectives”
with Amelie Kleinhubbert (cultural mediator)

Objects from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) occupy a central role in the debate on the restitution of cultural property. The collection of the Weltkulturen Museum also contains over fifty objects made of metal, wood and ivory from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). When and under what circumstances did they enter the collection of what was then known as the Völkermuseum? A research project into provenance funded by the German Lost Art Foundation has been conducted at the Frankfurt museum in order to address these questions, exploring the complex ownership status behind these objects. The first of two exhibitions presents the objects of the collections gives an insight into the research.

Amelie Kleinhubbert takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition, while explaining the provenance stories that are encapsulated within the objects on display.

Entrance is free of charge
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ CURATORS' GUIDED TOUR

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with the curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski

Sounds determine our everyday lives and can be heard all around us, even in what seem to be the quietest moments. Every single place has its own soundscape, shaped by our immediate surroundings, by animals and people, by their actions and interactions. How does the setting affect the perception of what we hear? How do the environment, sound, people and music relate to each other?

Curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition and enter into a dialogue with contemporary music and encourage visitors to reflect upon the significance of sounds in their own lifeworld.

7 € / 3,50 €
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS

“What’s this doing here?”

Workshop led by Amelie Kleinhubbert, cultural educator
Conversation with Audrey Peraldi, provenance researcher and curator of the exhibition 

How, and under what conditions, did objects from what is now Nigeria get to the Weltkulturen Museum, where they are currently being shown in the exhibition “Benin. The Collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Perspectives”? What are the consequences when the biographies of these objects cannot be reconstructed? In the workshop “What’s this doing here?” the participants will critically explore the origin (hi)stories surrounding the background and acquisition of specific objects. They will find out about various international perspectives and discuss the meaning of provenance and restitution.

Workshop attendance: 7,50 euros.
Please register via the booking button.
Meeting point: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CURATORS' GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Perspectives”
with the curator Audrey Peraldi

Objects from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) occupy a central role in the debate on the restitution of cultural property. The collection of the Weltkulturen Museum also contains over fifty objects made of metal, wood and ivory from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). When and under what circumstances did they enter the collection of what was then known as the Völkermuseum? A research project into provenance funded by the German Lost Art Foundation has been conducted at the Frankfurt museum in order to address these questions, exploring the complex ownership status behind these objects. The first of two exhibitions presents the objects of the collections gives an insight into the research.

Curator Audrey Peraldi take visitors on a tour around the exhibition, while explaining the provenance stories that are encapsulated within the objects on display.

Entrance is free of charge
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with the research assistant Jan Phlipp Kluck
 

Sounds determine our everyday lives and can be heard all around us, even in what seem to be the quietest moments. Every single place has its own soundscape, shaped by our immediate surroundings, by animals and people, by their actions and interactions. How does the setting affect the perception of what we hear? How do the environment, sound, people and music relate to each other?

Research assistants Jan Philipp Kluck takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition and enter into a dialogue with contemporary music and encourage visitors to reflect upon the significance of sounds in their own lifeworld.

7€ / 3,50€
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Retrospective/Perspectives”
with Jeanne Nzakizabandi (cultural mediator)

Objects from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) occupy a central role in the debate on the restitution of cultural property. The collection of the Weltkulturen Museum also contains over fifty objects made of metal, wood and ivory from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). When and under what circumstances did they enter the collection of what was then known as the Völkermuseum? A research project into provenance funded by the German Lost Art Foundation has been conducted at the Frankfurt museum in order to address these questions, exploring the complex ownership status behind these objects. The first of two exhibitions presents the objects of the collections gives an insight into the research.

Jeanne Nzakizabandi takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition, while explaining the provenance stories that are encapsulated within the objects on display.

Entrance is free of charge
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

„Open your ears: Acoustic images“
with Iris Loew (Cultural mediator)

What kind of images can a sound generate? In this workshop the participants will concentrate on sounds and noise while going around the exhibition “Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”. In a blend of active listening and painting, they will translate what they have heard into pictures using materials, colours and textures.

Please register via www.weltkulturenmuseum.de

For families with children aged 6 and over. 6 euros.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CONCERT ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION

“The Sound of Indonesian String” A concert accompanying the exhibition “Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
Featuring the musicians Dijtron Koriyon Pah and Jeagril Pah (sasando), Dadan Budiana and Endang Sukandar (kacapi and suling)

doors open at 7.40 pm, event starts at 8 pm

The sounds and music of Indonesia are extremely diverse, if for no other reason than the sheer size of this island nation. Four Indonesian musicians will now introduce their stringed instruments here at the Weltkulturen Museum in a concert entitled “The Sound of Indonesian String”. Dijtron Koriyon Pah and Jeagril Pah will present the sasando, a bamboo tube zither that can also be seen in the “Sound Sources” exhibition. The sasando comes from the east of the archipelago and is found in traditional contexts as well as in pop culture. The two musicians Dadan Budiana and Endang Sukandar will provide a real contrast with the Tembang Sunda genre from West Java. This courtly vocal style is accompanied by the kacapi, a type of zither, and the suling, a bamboo flute.

The event is being staged in cooperation with the association KuKo e.V. and the Indonesian general consulate.
The language will be Indonesian with German translations.

 

Tickets 10€, concessions 5€
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CURATORS' GUIDED TOUR

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with the curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski

Sounds determine our everyday lives and can be heard all around us, even in what seem to be the quietest moments. Every single place has its own soundscape, shaped by our immediate surroundings, by animals and people, by their actions and interactions. How does the setting affect the perception of what we hear? How do the environment, sound, people and music relate to each other?

Curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition and enter into a dialogue with contemporary music and encourage visitors to reflect upon the significance of sounds in their own lifeworld.

7 € / 3,50 €
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ SATOURDAY WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

„Kling Klang Klong: The sounds of a museum“
with Talida Hölting (Cultural mediator)

What does a museum sound like? Not only do the objects in the Weltkulturen Museum’s Hands On collection look different to each other, they also sound different! In this workshop we will investigate the loud and quiet sounds that things make and create a small sound collage. 

please register at 

For families with children aged 6 and over. Free of charge.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
Please register via www.weltkulturenmuseum.de

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Δ PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Retrospective/Perspectives”
with  Jeanne Nzakizabandi (cultural mediator)

Objects from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) occupy a central role in the debate on the restitution of cultural property. The collection of the Weltkulturen Museum also contains over fifty objects made of metal, wood and ivory from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria). When and under what circumstances did they enter the collection of what was then known as the Völkermuseum? A research project into provenance funded by the German Lost Art Foundation has been conducted at the Frankfurt museum in order to address these questions, exploring the complex ownership status behind these objects. The first of two exhibitions presents the objects of the collections gives an insight into the research.

Jeanne Nzakizabandi takes visitors on a tour around the exhibition, while explaining the provenance stories that are encapsulated within the objects on display.

Entrance is free of charge
Cost of the tour included in the entrance fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 37

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