Δ CITY OF CHILDREN



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Δ CITY OF CHILDREN



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Δ STADT DER KINDER



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Δ CURATORS GUIDED TOUR "AND THE BEAT GOES ON...Barkcloth from the Collections of the Weltkulturen Museum"

“AND THE BEAT GOES ON...Barkcloth from the Collections of the Weltkulturen Museum”
With Matthias Claudius Hofmann (curator of the exhibition AND THE BEAT GOES ON..., ethnologist and research assistant)

Textiles made from tree bark have a long tradition in the arts around the world. In Oceania, eighteenth-century European explorers were fascinated by the large panels of barkcloth, often printed or painted with abstract patterns. But producing textiles from the inner bark of trees is also a widespread practice in parts of Africa, in South America and South-east Asia. Matthias Claudius Hofmann offers a fascinating insight into this alternative textile production technique, and outlines the significance of barkcloth in everyday life, rituals and art.

Further information about the exhibition AND THE BEAT GOES ON... here.

€3 / €1,50
Costs of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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Δ ARTISTIC PROJECT

“Endless Global Weaving”
With Susanna Sitterding (Artist and Psychologist, Frankfurt)

In her steadily growing woven work in progress now over 40 meters long, Susanna Sitterding puts together materials given to her by people from various places and cultures. Whenever she receives a piece of fabric, she weaves it into her endless work. The vertical warp threads comprise two materials found everywhere around the world – denim and chequered plastic bags from, for instance, East Asia. These threads represent the all-embracing and encompassing, while the horizontal weft threads, made from the material provided by others, stand for diversity and the individual. The weft threads are composed of very different fabrics, often parts of garments or household materials, sometimes from previous generations. In this way, Susanna Sitterding weaves together the ‘material’ traces of people and their histories.

On this journey of weaving and exhibiting, Susanna Sitterding’s previous stops were in Frankfurt, Brooklyn/USA, Mauritius and the Cook Islands. But the materials people have given her come from all over the world.

Would you like to donate a piece of material and join in this global weave? If you give Susanna Sitterding a piece of material approx. 50cm wide, she will weave it into her work in progress as part of the exhibition THE COMMON THREAD. The warp and weft of thinking.

Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 29
Admission: €7 / €3.50

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Δ ART ACTION

“Endless Global Weaving”
With Susanna Sitterding (Artist and Psychologist, Frankfurt)

In her steadily growing woven work in progress now over 40 meters long, Susanna Sitterding puts together materials given to her by people from various places and cultures. Whenever she receives a piece of fabric, she weaves it into her endless work. The vertical warp threads comprise two materials found everywhere around the world – denim and chequered plastic bags from, for instance, East Asia. These threads represent the all-embracing and encompassing, while the horizontal weft threads, made from the material provided by others, stand for diversity and the individual. The weft threads are composed of very different fabrics, often parts of garments or household materials, sometimes from previous generations. In this way, Susanna Sitterding weaves together the ‘material’ traces of people and their histories.

On this journey of weaving and exhibiting, Susanna Sitterding’s previous stops were in Frankfurt, Brooklyn/USA, Mauritius and the Cook Islands. But the materials people have given her come from all over the world.

Would you like to donate a piece of material and join in this global weave? If you give Susanna Sitterding a piece of material approx. 50cm wide, she will weave it into her work in progress as part of the exhibition THE COMMON THREAD. The warp and weft of thinking.

Registration necessary. 069 212 45115 or
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 29
Admission: €7 / €3.50

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Δ COMBINATION TOUR

With Eva Neukirchner (Ethnologist)

"AND THE BEAT GOES ON...Barkcloth from the Collections of the Weltkulturen Museum"

Textiles made from tree bark have a long tradition in the arts around the world. In Oceania, eighteenth-century European explorers were fascinated by the large panels of barkcloth, often printed or painted with abstract patterns. But producing textiles from the inner bark of trees is also a widespread practice in parts of Africa, in South America and South-east Asia. Eva Neukirchner offers a fascinating insight into this alternative textile production technique, and outlines the significance of barkcloth in everyday life, rituals and art.

Further information about the exhibition AND THE BEAT GOES ON... here.

€8.50 / reduced €4
Cost of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ CONSERVATORS GUIDED TOUR

“Simply iron?”
With Kristina Werner (conservator, Weltkulturen Museum)

What does the work of conservators involve? What are their tasks in setting up an exhibition? And are the textiles in a museum ever ironed? Our conservator Kristina Werner provide not just the answers, but also a rather different perspective on the exhibition.

Learn more about the exhibition “THE COMMON THREAD - The Warp and Weft of Thinking”

€7 / reduced €3.50
Cost of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

“How we got the blues: Colour workshop with indigo”
With Berit Mohr (costume designer, cultural scholar, Frankfurt)

Using the indigo plant’s leaves for dyeing is an ancient cultural skill thought to have been known from as early as the third century BCE.  Well into the nineteenth century, indigo was one of the most important colours for dyeing textiles. This ‘colour from India’ played a role in many events in history – from the expansion of the British Empire to the dispute between indigo dyers in Europe. Around the 1870s, riveted jeans were invented and a synthetic indigo first produced – and together, they created the legendary blue jeans.

In this workshop, participants can use indigo to dye material or yarns they have brought with them, and observe the interplay between yellow and blue created on contact to air. We also use batik and tie-dye techniques on our textiles to create a variety of diverse patterns.

Participants should bring with them textile materials, items of clothing or natural yarn from cotton, wool, linen, or possibly from hemp (max. 500-600 grams)!

Learn more about the exhibition “THE COMMON THREAD - The warp and weft of thinking”

Registration necessary. 069 212 45115 or
€15 / €7.50
For adults
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ COMBINATION TOUR

With Eva Neukirchner (Ethnologist)

"AND THE BEAT GOES ON...Barkcloth from the Collections of the Weltkulturen Museum"

Textiles made from tree bark have a long tradition in the arts around the world. In Oceania, eighteenth-century European explorers were fascinated by the large panels of barkcloth, often printed or painted with abstract patterns. But producing textiles from the inner bark of trees is also a widespread practice in parts of Africa, in South America and South-east Asia. Eva Neukirchner offers a fascinating insight into this alternative textile production technique, and outlines the significance of barkcloth in everyday life, rituals and art.

Further information about the exhibition AND THE BEAT GOES ON... here.

€8.50 / reduced €4
Cost of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

“Colourful patterns”

How are patterns created? Are they woven, dyed or braided? We encounter snakes, pampas cats, and lamas as well as large-format photos with integrated codes. After visiting the exhibition, we design our own patterns and transfer them to fabrics.

No registration required
€6
For children and teenagers from six years old
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ SPECIAL TOUR AND FILM SCREENING

7pm: “Red threads in Indonesia” (Weltkulturen Museum)
In many cultures, the colour red has a special meaning, often connected to status or prosperity. In THE COMMON THREAD exhibition, curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski explains how red dyes are used in Indonesia, and the colour’s range of meanings.

Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 29

8.30pm: “Red in Indonesian Film” (Deutsches Filmmuseum)

“Opera Jawa” (2006, 125 mins, with German subtitles)

by Garin Nugrohos
This art house film / musical shows scenes from traditional Javanese dance performed in a contemporary setting where the meaning of the colour red is linked both to Javanese and European contexts. Dancer and choreographer Eko Supriyanto, who has also danced for Madonna, plays a main role in the film. Introduction by Stefanie Plappert (curator, Deutsches Filmmuseum) and Vanessa von Gliszczynski (curator, South East Asia, Weltkulturen Museum).

Deutsches Filmmuseum, Schaumainkai 41

 

10€ / 8€

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Δ SATOURDAY

“Flower Power”

We look for textiles decorated with flowers in THE COMMON THREAD exhibition, and afterwards create our own blossoms and flowers on fabric.

 

 

Registration: 069 21245115 or
Free
For Families with children from six years old
Weltkulturen Education, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ ARTIST IN CONVERSATION

“From Weaving to Web”
With Maren Gebhardt (artist and editor, Tübingen)

“Threads of Modernity”, the installation created by Maren Gebhardt specifically for the Weltkulturen Museum, was inspired by the many points of intersection between textile craft work and the digital world. What links are there between weaving and computers? What do glass-fibre cables have in common with spinning and knitting? In THE COMMON THREAD exhibition, the artist discusses her work.

Maren Gebhardt is a humanities scholar and art educationalist. She has worked for (dance) theatre and major exhibitions. Her critique of issues and themes in her artistic and academic works is strongly informed by her interest in the history of the gaze.

€7 / €3.50
In German
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ THEME RELATED GUIDED TOUR

€7 / reduced €3.50
Cost of tour included in admission fee
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29
CANCELED!

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Δ TALK

“Travelling Fashion. Between Paris and Shanghai”
With Alexandra Karentzos (professor of fashion and aesthetics, TU Darmstadt)

Marc Jacobs’ autumn/winter campaign in 2012/13 for Louis Vuitton was set against the backdrop of a golden age train journey from Paris to Shanghai. Arriving with a historic train in clouds of steam, the models spectacularly descended to parade the fashion directly from Paris on the Shanghai catwalk. With this impressive setting and fashion, Marc Jacobs evokes the early days of the brand as a luxury luggage maker in the mid-nineteenth century. The lecture takes this fashion show as a starting point to consider how far fashion is informed by global hierarchies and colonial entanglements. In particular with respect to China, where this fashion show was staged, the discussion also focuses on production conditions in the fashion industry and the value of handmade articles. The cultural codes embodied in the elaborately embroidered items of clothing adorned with glittering sequins, some made of ‘exotic’ materials such as kangaroo skin, and in the patterns and textiles are also deciphered.

Prof. Dr. Alexandra Karentzos is professor for Fashion and aesthetics at the TU Darmstadt since 2011.

Through her background in art and aesthetics and work in gender studies and post-colonial research, Alexandra Karentzos is opening up important new approaches to issues in global textiles research.

Learn more about the exhibition THE COMMON THREAD.

€5 / €2.50
In German
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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