WEITWINKEL – Global Perspectives on Collections is an interdisciplinary series of events dealing with transcultural topics and socially relevant issues on the basis of current exhibitions, research projects and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s collaborative projects.
In anticipation of the opening of the Humboldt Forum vis-à-vis the Museumsinsel, concepts are also being developed to build a bridge to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin collections at the Humboldt Forum. The following questions, among others, form the focus of this endeavour:
Colleagues from the individual collections and international speakers will discuss these questions with the audiences in lectures, panel discussions and workshop reports. Collaborations with representatives from the societies of origin is of particular importance here.
A Podium Discussion with Manuela Fischer, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Claudia Augustat, (Weltmuseum Wien), Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 2 pm to 3 pm
The history of the Museu Nacional in Rio reflects the changing representation of the Brazilian Empire, where the display in the museum can be considered a “performance of an image of the nation-state” (Andermann 2003:285). The changing approaches within the 19th and early 20th century are not only national issues but are closely related to transnational relationships. The three contributions in this talk will focus on different aspects of the relationships between museums.
João Pacheco de Oliveira, Full Professor, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Manuela Fischer, Curator of the South America Collections, Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany
Claudia Augustat, Curator for South American Collections, Weltmuseum Wien, Austria
A Podium Discussion with Manuela Fischer, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Claudia Augustat, (Weltmuseum Wien), Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 2 pm to 3 pm
The history of the Museu Nacional in Rio reflects the changing representation of the Brazilian Empire, where the display in the museum can be considered a “performance of an image of the nation-state” (Andermann 2003:285). The changing approaches within the 19th and early 20th century are not only national issues but are closely related to transnational relationships. The three contributions in this talk will focus on different aspects of the relationships between museums.
João Pacheco de Oliveira, Full Professor, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Manuela Fischer, Curator of the South America Collections, Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany
Claudia Augustat, Curator for South American Collections, Weltmuseum Wien, Austria
A Digital Talk with Prof. Dr. Stefan Weber, Director, Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, Khadim Ali, Artist,Thursday, 9 September 2021, 1 – 2.15 PM (Berlin time)
Khadim Ali (b. 1978, Quetta, Pakistan) belongs to the Hazara tribe from Afghanistan. Ali had an artist studio in Kabul Afghanistan from 2005 until 15 August 2021 when it was disbanded to protect the lives of the artists and artisans who have been his long term collaborators. The studio was a hub for the renewed artistic revival that was surging through Afghanistan, a place of research that facilitated exchange and sharing of traditional arts and craft with students, scholars and community groups. From this base Khadim also taught and engaged with key organisations and institutions throughout Afghanistan to support and steward the resurgence of traditional artisanal crafts.
The conversation between Khadim Ali and Stefan Weber offers a platform to hear first-hand about the current political turmoil in Kabul. The talk unveils the consequences to the arts sector and discuss the social role of museums today.
Reading with Anne Weber on Saturday, 28 August 2021, 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
Contact for questions on the event series: weitwinkel[at]smb.spk-berlin.de