The implicated researcher: Shifting positionalities in collaborative research and restitution projects On 2 December 2025, Jun-Prof. Dr. Julia Binter will give a talk titled “The implicated researcher: Shifting positionalities in collaborative research and restitution projects.”Taking the collaborative research, exhibition and restitution project ‘Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures’ on the collections from Namibia at the […]
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Film Screening – Cinéclub X Bonner Filmfair: Dahomey (19.11.2025)
Mati Diop’s award-winning documentary Dahomey explores the return of 26 royal artworks from the former Kingdom of Dahomey to their country of origin—present-day Benin. Looted during the colonial era and taken to France, these objects become the center of a film that reflects on self-determination, restitution, and the reimagining of cultural spaces. Awarded the Golden […]
Geschichten weben: Kreativ schreiben in der Ausstellung
Entfalte am 25.10.2025 von 17 bis 18 Uhr deine kreative Schreibkraft bei „Geschichten Weben – Kreatives Schreiben in der Ausstellung“ und lass dich von “Widerstand bekleiden. Mode und das Erbe der Missionierung” inspirieren.
Presentation: Is There a Future Beyond Extractivism? Environmental Justice in Between the Conflictual Temporalities of Hyper-Extractivism and Post-Extractivism.
“Is There a Future Beyond Extractivism? Environmental Justice in Between the Conflictual Temporalities of Hyper-Extractivism and Post-Extractivism”
Presentation by Alejandro Mora Motta at the ‘Young Scholars’ Conference: Time & Justice. Temporal Interrogations into Social-Ecological Justice, 8–10 October 2025, Hamburg’
Film and the Unmaking of Dependencies
Film screening and public round table with Dr. Joseph S. Jean, Yohannes Mekonnen, Dr. Beatrix Hoffmann-Ihde and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Binter
Catch Our Colleagues at DGSKA 2025 in Cologne!
How are needles, thread and textiles related to resistance?
In this film screening, which will be followed by an open space for dialogue, we will explore how textile crafts can be used as a form of political resistance.
Stitching Resistance – Film Screenings
How are needles, thread and textiles related to resistance?
In this film screening, which will be followed by an open space for dialogue, we will explore how textile crafts can be used as a form of political resistance.
Advancing Provenance Research: Annual Meeting of the Working Group Colonial Provenances at the Global Heritage Lab
We are delighted to host this year’s meeting of the AG Koloniale Provenienzen (Working Group Colonial Provenances) at the Global Heritage Lab. The group addresses topics such as the development of long-term strategies for collection management, approaches to prioritizing individual holdings and making research findings accessible, as well as proposals for (transnational) networking and the institutionalization of provenance research at museums and universities.
Thinking with hands – Interactive tour
Feel, marvel, comprehend!
This special tour starts with your choice: pick something that appeals to you—and discover the surprising connections it has to the exhibits.
Here, you can touch, try things out, and experience art with all your senses.
Mit Händen denken – Interaktive Führung
Fühlen, staunen, verstehen!
Am Anfang dieser besonderen Führung steht deine Wahl: Such dir etwas aus, das dich anspricht – und entdecke, welche überraschenden Verbindungen es zu den Ausstellungsstücken gibt.
Hier darfst du anfassen, ausprobieren und Kunst mit allen Sinnen erleben. Tauche ein in kreative Prozesse des künstlerischen und textilen Gestaltens – und erfahre, wie sie mit faszinierenden Geschichten aus Afrika, Lateinamerika und der Karibik verwoben sind.