Workspace Series

Workspace Series – 5 Questions on the Collections

Where do our collections come from? What stories are attached to them? What expertise is contained in the objects?  What human encounters do they bear witness to? And what is the significance of the collections today? With the exhibition series "Five Questions on the Collections", we were thinking of the museum as an open workspace – a space for collaborative exploration and research. In doing this, we were making our museum work visible and inviting people to look at the collections and objects from ever new perspectives.

The exhibition "Honeymoon?" kicked off the series; in October 2022, the second exhibition "Business Idea?" opened. In early March 2023, the third work space series exhibition "Looted Goods?" followed. From July 2023, we presented the fourth exhibition "Mask Dances?". In November 2023, the last work space series exhibition "Workpieces?" completed the series.

Workpieces? 5 Questions on Negev Bedouin Embroideries from their Descendants’ View

Mask Dances? 5 Questions on Ritual Costumes from Sri Lanka

Looted Goods? 5 Questions on Objects from China at the End of the Imperial Era

Business Idea? 5 Questions on ‘the Object Set’ from Noanamá, Colombia

Honeymoon? 5 Questions on the ‘Hans Paasche Collection’ from East Africa