The dialogical tour shows you the highlights from the collection areas of Africa, Oceania, North, Central and South America and ethnomusicology. Learn more from our mediators about the restitution of the Benin bronzes to Nigeria or the connection between the historic boats from Oceania and global climate change. Discuss provenance research using the example of cultural belongings from Namibia, which are presented together with contemporary art. The tour explains current projects of the Collaborative Museum with partners from all over the world as well as Berlin’s urban society and conveys how the consequences of colonialism extend to the present day. You can also experience the themes of the museum in a sensory and contemporary way through attractive tactile objects, a variety of film and media stations and an audio room with the “Sounds of the World”.
Image gallery
Besucher*innen einer Führung im Bereich "Grafische Kommunikationssysteme in Mesoamerika" des Ethnologischen Museums
- 9 EUR plus exhibition ticket
- Please book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer.
- Duration: 60 min
- English
- max. 25 persons
- Belongs to: Ethnological Collections and Asian Art
Meeting place & time: You will find the meeting point for guided tours on your booking confirmation. To ensure that the guided tour starts on time, please arrive at the Humboldt Forum 15 minutes before the programme begins. Please take this extra quarter of an hour into account when planning your visit. Thank you very much!
Additional information
Public transport: U-Bahn Museumsinsel (U5) 1 min walk; S/U Alexanderplatz 15 min walk; S Hackescher Markt 10 min walk, Bus 100, 200, 300, 147, N5
Our tip: Find good stories in good books, visit the shop at the Humboldt Forum, onsite or online!
Two new interesting books came out in autumn: Contemporary Art at the Humboldt Forum and The Humboldt Brothers. Stories from the Present, as always in a German and an English edition. Contemporary Art in the Humboldt Forum is devoted in impressive photographs and inspiring text to the works of art on the building, but also to selected works of art on the premises of the Ethnological Museum, the Museum of Asian Art and BERLIN GLOBAL. Deutscher Kunstverlag, hardcover, 192 pages, 34.- Euro The Humboldt Brothers. Stories from the Present links the life and work of Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt with the programme of our museum. The book is based on the Humboldt exhibition in the Staircase and the Passage and continues it in an associative way. Prestel Verlag, softcover, 128 pages, 12.50 euros
Then enjoy a good coffee and more in the Schlüterhof or the rooftop restaurant.
Do you have a question about the Humbolt Forum, about your visit or an event? For your questions and for all other concerns please use the contact form below.
Accessibility
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,
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Dates
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