Students at the workshop "The world upside down! Maps, coasts, continents" at the Humboldt Forum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Photo: Frank Sperling
Group of people at a table, one person holding a globe, engaging in activities with pens and notes.
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Why is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea called Mount Wilhelm and why is there a Bismarck Archipelago? In this workshop the students are going to explore maps, naming processes and geographical orders in the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art. They will learn that maps were not only used for orientation, but also to record and control areas and people. The students will design alternative maps and discuss how places, spaces and squares can be decolonized in the present.

 

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In the Humboldt Forum's foyer there is a 17 meter high media tower, called "cosmograph". It gives visitors comprehensive information about their visit and can transform into an art and light installation.
© SHF / David von Becker
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