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Workshop

Since time immemorial, the First Nation Kwakwaka`wakw from Canada have been carving masks that open up and can be transformed into various animal and human faces.

What do they mean? Why are the masks important today? You can trace the stories of the masks and design your own mysterious masks out of cardboard and colourful paper.

- 0 EUR plus exhibition ticket for the Ethnological Collections is required.

- 6 years and older

- Duration: 180 minutes

- Language: in German

- Room 217

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Accessibility

The Humboldt Forum and all exhibition rooms can be reached barrier-free with a wheelchair. A tactile floor guidance system facilitates orientation for blind and visually impaired visitors. Educational formats are tailored to the different needs of visitors with disabilities. These include tactile tours, guided tours and workshops.

Barrier-free parking is available south of the Humboldt Forum on Schlossplatz. Barrier-free parking is available south of the Humboldt Forum on Schlossplatz. For more information, click here.

Bus bays are available in Rathausstraße: Stopping time from 9 - 22.30

By underground and suburban railway

U Museumsinsel (U5): 1 min walk

S/U Alexanderplatz: 15 min walk

S Hackescher Markt: 10 min walk

By bus

Lustgarten: 100, 300, N5; 1 min walk

Berlin Palace: 147; 1 min walk

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July 2026
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