Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Schaumainkai 29-37
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Museum of World Cultures did not meet my expectations. A small cramped building. Each room had an exhibit. Either stories about the past or problems on immigration seem to be addressed. and I did not find their approach to them sincere.
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This museum has no permanent but only changing exhibitions. So don’t expect a classic ethnological museum here. \u200d️ Before you go there inform yourself about the current exhibition and if it suits your interests. I was twice in that museum and saw theee exhibitions: one about Black and Indigenous Brazilians , one about aging in different cultures and one about the portrayal of Native Americans in the United States . The basic topics are mostly ethnological and often interesting. The texts are always written in both German and English. The entry fee is okay: 4 Euros if you are a student and 7 Euros for an adult.
The exhibit was about textiles when we visited the museum. I work in a portion of North America where textiles are rarely preserved in the archaeological record. Hence my interest about which items from textile manufacture might actually be found on archaeological sites, e.g., spindle whorls (various sizes and shapes), bone pins, and bone shuttles (or textile swords). The exhibit includes these items. In addition there were a series of ca. 5-10 minute ethnographic films from the 1960s showing various aspects of basic textile production (cotton spinning, cord making, coconut fibers, etc.) and decoration in SE Asia, Micronesia, and South America. We enjoyed the films too.
To be honest, I wasn' expecting it to be so interesting. It really surprised me. It had an exhibition, where two artists occupied with themes such as slavery and division of people due to borders. Very nice video performances, I was really touched!
Small but interesting. You will get access to different cultures.
The building in.which the exhibition of older age is at, is stunning. The architecture of the place is incredible, in all levels and details. The exhibition idea and concept is fascinating, yet the presentation (possibly curation) of large amount of the exhibits is making it hard to enjoy it...too small formats, overload of texts, overload of images, and although I appreciate a wide range, some stuff just fell out of context...
Always nice to visit the exhibition in the lab building of the museum. Often curated by students it gives a informative, compact overview to topics not often thought of
One of Frankfurt's most interesting museums, great and critical exhibitions and a great mixture of contemporary art and objects from the collection. Excited to see their next migration exhibition!!
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