Ozeanien – Kontinent der Inseln
In the organizer's words:
Ever since people discovered and colonized the island worlds in the Pacific thousands of years ago, there have been many connections between the widely scattered land areas in the world's largest ocean. The exhibition uses more than 250 everyday objects and works of art from the Linden Museum's collection to show common and special features from the Pacific region.
Boat models from Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia bear witness to the importance of the sea for trade and communication over long distances. Sculptures and masks from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago refer to religion and unique ceremonial art. A carved house from Aotearoa New Zealand tells the story of art and design in Oceania that continues to this day. Textiles, body jewelry and tattoos combine the useful, the beautiful and the ritual - past and present.
Interactive media shed light on the provenance of the objects, their order within the museum and how work is carried out there. Information on the acquisition history of individual collections focuses on the colonial era, which in some cases meant violent social and political upheavals for the people of Oceania. The resulting social and cultural self-assertion still shapes them today. This is also the subject of the exhibition.
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