Exhibition
Songlines
Tracking the Seven Sisters
Fri, 17 June – Sun, 30 October 2022
Fri, 17 June – Sun, 30 October 2022
© Montage photographs by Sarah Kenderdine, Peter Morse and Paul Bourke.Seven Sisters rock art reproduced with the permission of Aṉagu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara and the Walinynga (Cave Hill) traditional owners
12 € / 6 € reduced |
English, German |
Special Exhibition 1 + 2, Ground Floor |
The exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters tells one of the central creation stories (songlines) of the Australian continent. Songlines are cultural routes that traverse all of Australia. Through story, song and visual culture like ceremonial performance or rock art, songlines map the routes and activities of the Ancestral beings, whose travels created the land. The Seven Sisters songlines tell the saga of seven women who cleverly and cunningly elude a male pursuer with magical powers as they flee across three deserts.
Voices of the Songlines visitors
Thank you. A beautiful exhibition that captures the essence of the land and the spirit of these amazing people.
One of the most joyful exhibitions I have seen yet. What a great way to experience and get to know these stories and this culture.
Amazing insight into indigenous Australia‘s culture and art history. Thank you for bringing this to Berlin.

Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters
Catalogue, 256 pages, 49.90 Euro in the Humboldt Forum Shop or in the Museum Shop of the National Museum of Australia.



