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Mirae kh Rhee, The Artist and Her Books, 2022 — Mirae kh Rhee, The Artist and Her Books, 2022 © Mirae kh Rhee / Photo: Aleks Slota

Mirae kh Rhee

Hand-Me-Down

Humboldt Forum

18.06.2026 to 15.02.2027

Gan Ku (1749/1756-1838), Tiger, detail, 1822, right screen of a pair with 6 panels each, ink and colours on paper — Gan Ku (1749/1756-1838), Tiger, detail, 1822, right screen of a pair with 6 panels each, ink and colours on paper © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Klaus F. and Yoshie Naumann Collection / Jörg von Bruchhausen

Beastly Good!

Animals, Birds, and Plants in Arts of Japan

Humboldt Forum

10.06.2026 to 30.08.2026

Dancing Zhong Kui, detail, China, Yangliuqing, first half 20th c., woodblock print — Dancing Zhong Kui, detail, China, Yangliuqing, first half 20th c., woodblock print © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst

Ghostbuster: Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Here to Protect the Family

Humboldt Forum

18.03.2026 to 28.09.2026

Leonard Suryajaya, Mom's Heaven, detail, 2025 — Leonard Suryajaya, Mom's Heaven, detail, 2025 © Leonard Suryajaya

Nothing As Our Ground

Humboldt Forum

28.11.2025 to 31.08.2026

Meryl McMaster, Time's Gravity, detail — Meryl McMaster, Time's Gravity, detail © Meryl McMaster, Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain

Making Kin

Humboldt Forum

28.11.2025 to 31.08.2026

End of the Berlin scroll: The Paravarta monastery, detail — End of the Berlin scroll: The Paravarta monastery, detail © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe

The Legend of Prince Vishvantara: Boundless Generosity

Humboldt Forum

24.09.2025 until further notice

Leaf in Sanskrit, China, Xinjiang, Kizil — Leaf in Sanskrit, China, Xinjiang, Kizil © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Iris Papadopoulos

Language Families

Humboldt Forum

September 2025 to late 2026

Manichäische Electae, Detail, China, Xinjiang, Kocho, 10. Jh., Seide mit Farben — Manichäische Electae, Detail, China, Xinjiang, Kocho, 10. Jh., Seide mit Farben © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Thomas Arens

Family and Religion

Humboldt Forum

August 2025 to late 2026

Exhibition view — Exhibition view © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Alexander Schippel

Histories of Tanzania

Humboldt Forum

29.11.2024 until further notice

Portrait of prince Corgiyamz‘an (wartime loss), Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 1776, detail, original painting: hanging scroll, reproduction from glass plate — Portrait of prince Corgiyamz‘an (wartime loss), Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), 1776, detail, original painting: hanging scroll, reproduction from glass plate © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum

The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor

Event Venue, Heroes’ Gallery and Theatre of War

Humboldt Forum

28.08.2024 to 31.08.2026

News

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The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Joins the Long Night of Museums on 29 August 2026

Ethnologisches Museum

© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Alexander Schippel

The Collection and its History

Museum für Asiatische Kunst

© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Alexander Schippel

The Collection and its History

Collections Online

The Museum für Asiatische Kunst in Collections Online — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Explore the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst online

Collections Online

The Ethnologische Museum in Collections Online — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Explore the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum online

Provenance Research

Research Partners at the Depot in Berlin — Research Partners at the Depot in Berlin © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Moritz Fehr

Postcolonial Provenance Research at the Humboldt Forum