Asking questions is the starting point of all projects that the Humboldt Lab develops and implements. The issues touch central themes of contemporary museum work: amongst them the handling of a sometimes-problematic collection history, and the development of suitable object presentations as well as the questioning of conventions of representation. The latter is directly connected with the question of participation of various communities and audiences. "Asking Questions" is a series of workshops, symposia and public talks, oriented on the theory, but also on museum and exhibition practices. In conversation with external experts the Dahlem curators reflect on the planned modules for the Humboldt-Forum as well as on the contributions of the Humboldt Lab Dahlem.

Events

October 13/14, 2015: Workshop "Thin Ice. Facing the Environment and Climate Change in Ethnological Museums", Program (PDF)

September 19, 2015: Symposium "Always in Crisis? Questions of Representation in Museums for Non-European Art and Culture", Program (PDF)

July 21, 2015: Workshop "Chinese Medicine in Flux. Presentation for the Humboldt- Forum"

July 2/3, 2015: Symposium "Historical Collections and Contemporary Art: A Discussion on Curatorial Strategies", Program (PDF)

Past events

You can find reviews on some of the past symposia and workshops in the framework of "Asking Questions" here.