Whether in the staircase hall, on the roof terrace or in the middle of the exhibition spaces - you can discover numerous, sometimes expansive works of contemporary art in the areas of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. In four competitions for seven locations in the Humboldt Forum, artists were invited to address the history of the site, its future use as an exhibition venue and event center, as a place of education and science in the context of Humboldt's ideas or with the external appearance of the building. Seven works of art-in-building were realized that deal with the history of the site, with the Humboldt Forum as a "place of the world", of encounters and exchange, make reference to colonialism and coloniality or pay tribute to the namesakes, the brothers Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt. These include:
In the exhibitions of the Ethnological Museum, the Museum of Asian Art and the State of Berlin, works by artists from various societies of origin also enrich the collections. Whether Ai Wei Wei's teahouse under a contemporary interpretation of a Chinese pagoda roof by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu or the modern interpretation of a teahouse by URA Architects & Engineers, all works invite exciting discussions. Among the works to be discovered are
In addition to these examples, there are many other exciting works to discover. The work by Wolfgang Mattheuer "Guten Tag" in the central stairwell of the Humboldt Forum from the former gallery in the Palace of the Republic should also be mentioned.
With the exception of the Berlin Global exhibition and the special exhibition areas, all areas of the Humboldt Forum are accessible free of charge. Go on a tour of discovery!
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