RECONSTRUCTION

From 1 November 2024 you can see with us at Villa 29 the new exhibition "Country bin pull'em. Looking back together", created in collaboration with the Wanjina Wunggurr Community from North-West Australia. 

What significance does millennia-old rock art from Australia have today? What potential do ethnographic and historical collections hold for Indigenous communities, museums and post-colonial cooperation? The Indigenous Wanjina Wunggurr Community – comprising the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal people – and the Weltkulturen Museum are now coming together to look back at the 1938 Frobenius Expedition from Frankfurt to the Kimberley region of North-West Australia.

“Country bin pull’em” has emerged from a joint examination into the expedition’s research history alongside contemporary interpretations of the Indigenous cultural heritage. In addition, the show raises issues about the collection’s provenance and shares ideas about returning cultural heritage in digital form.

We look forward to your visit to "Country bin pull'em. Looking back together" from 1 November. 

In the coming weeks, you can follow us through the renovation on Instagram and Facebook. Take a look!