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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“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Talida Hölting (cultural mediator)

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?

Talida Hölting 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 ***CANCELLED***CURATORS' GUIDED TOUR

The sound of the South Pacific
For the exhibition “Sound sources. Everything is Music!”
With Matthias Claudius Hofmann (curator of the Oceania collection)

Sounds shape our everyday lives, and even at the stillest of moments they can be heard all around us. Each and every place has its own specific soundscape. Even the geocultural region of Oceania, or the Pacific, is a ‘quiet’ ocean, according to its name.

Whether it’s bark beaters, water drums, shark rattles or kaneka pop music, exploring the sound of the South Pacific allows us to gain a fascinating glimpse of the culture and worldview of societies in Oceania.

In this tour, Matthias Claudius Hofmann highlights the themes of the exhibition by looking at selected examples of exhibits from the Oceania collection and provides some in-depth insights into the culturally determined meanings of sounds in the South Pacific. 

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

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“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Berit Mohr (cultural mediator)
 

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?

Berit Mohr 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 CURATORS' GUIDED TOUR

“Benin. The collection at the Weltkulturen Museum. Perspectives”
with curator Julia Friedel

There are 57 objects from Benin in the Weltkulturen Museum collection, made of metal, wood and ivory. The exhibition “Retrospective” examined when they entered the collection and under which conditions. In “Perspectives” we are looking to the future. Various cultural actors from Nigeria and the diaspora will have their say: the illustrator and designer Osaze Amadasun reinterprets major events from 16th-century Benin in his series “Once Upon A Kingdom”. Multi-media artist Mayowa Tomori uses 3D scans to question the accessibility of objects in museum collections. Seun Adeyemi creates graphic works that give a voice to historical objects from the Kingdom of Benin. In her novel “Butterfly Fish”, author Irenosen Okojie links aspects of the history of the Kingdom of Benin with the life of a young woman in present-day London.

These works reveal how important it is for the young generation that they explore their cultural heritage and find new ways of expressing it. The works of art are supplemented by interviews with scholars from Nigeria which were conducted by historian Rasheed Hassan in Benin City in 2023. We want to ensure that these voices are heard. What is their attitude to the debate on restitution? And how do they imagine the future of these objects?

Curator Julia Friedel 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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“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 PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Carina Pavlik (cultural mediator)
 

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?

Carina Pavlik 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 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

„Open your ears: Sound performance“
with Talida Hölting (Cultural mediator)

Is it music or noise or something else altogether? What do places sound like at certain times of year? What is the sound of silence? In the exhibition “Sound Sources. Everything is Music!” we sharpen our sense of hearing, collect noises, listen to sounds that have almost disappeared and discover the significance of the most diverse acoustic phenomena. After visiting the exhibition, the participants will arrange the noises they have collected to create an orchestra. Anyone can become a conductor by following the rules of soundpainting.

for all age groups, price € 6 per person
Weltkulturen Labor, Schaumainkai 37
Please register via www.weltkulturenmuseum.de

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“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Gregor Glogowski
 

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?

Gregor Glogowski 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

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Carina Pavlik (cultural mediator)
 

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?

Carina Pavlik 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

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Berit Mohr (cultural mediator)
 

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?

Berit Mohr 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

“Sound Sources. Everything is Music!”
with Talida Hölting (cultural mediator)
 

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?

Talida Hölting 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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