Δ SENIORTOUR

“GREY IS THE NEW PINK - Moments of Age(ing)”

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

On every first Wednesday in a month, at 11am, there will be an exhibition tour  for older citizens, who require longer breaks during the tour. At certain stations in the exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK there will be possibilities to take a break or sit down for a while. The guides will adapt to the pace of the visitors.

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.

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

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

From child to teenager, from teenager to adult… Everyone goes through the progression of childhood through to adulthood and then old age. But what does it mean to enter new phases of life, and how do we celebrate these transitions? Are there any particular objects or companions which accompany us when making the transition into a new phase and help us master everyday life? Starting off with selected objects from Samoa and Papua New Guinea, which we discover on our visit to the exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK, we find out about our personal symbols of transition and print them on t-shirts or bags.

Further information about the exhibition here.

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

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Δ CURATORS` GUIDED TOUR

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

Curator Julia Friedel guides through the exhbition and gives insights into the research process behind the exhbition.

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.

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

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

“What’s that doing here?”

Why and how did the exhibits come into the Weltkulturen Museum collection? In the exhibition COLLECTED. BOUGHT. LOOTED? we look at the origins of objects on show whose provenance is interwoven with colonial history or the history of the Nazi era in Germany.

Further information about the exhibition here.

For over 12 year olds
€7,50. No registration required.
Weltkulturen Education, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ WORKSHOP WITH EXHIBITION TOUR

What does it actually mean to be young or old? In the search for an answer to that question we visit the exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK, which addresses the topic of age(s), and set off on an exciting journey into times gone by and your family’s ideas about the future.

Further information about the exhibition here.

For families and children ageds six and above.
Free. Registration required under 06921238218
Weltkulturen Vermittlung, Schaumainkai 29

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Δ MATINEETOUR

“GREY IS THE NEW PINK - Moments of Age(ing)”

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

Every last Sunday, at  11am, we offer a Matineetour, which addresses  parents or grandparents and their children or grandchildren. While the older visitors are guided through our exhibition GREY IS THE NEW PINK, the younger visitors can enjoy fairytales from all over the world. Older readers will read to our younger visitors. 

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.

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

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Δ TALK

€5 / €2,50
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37

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