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Twelve thousand items

The beginnings of the European collection

26 April 2024 – 27 April 2025

Between 1900 and 1930, a collection of European ethnography began to take shape in the museum. Items of everyday life, as well as such pertaining to faith and festivities were assembled. Notably, not only bourgeois museum men were involved in this process. Caretakers, hotel staff and children also contributed; even moths, war, and chance played a part, albeit unintentionally. On their way to the museum, some of the items experienced bizarre, even tragic stories. The exhibition explores these circumstances.


Tree of life

22 November 2024 – 12 January 2025

Trees are amongst the oldest living beings on earth. They join the heavens and earth, and serve as inspiration for stories and art. Beyond our narrow, anthropocentric view, trees are intelligent, sentient, and sovereign protagonists with their own life histories. Taking the motif of the tree of life as a starting point, the exhibition explores diverse encounters and relationships between people and trees.