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Visitor in front of a display case with cigar holder and cigar in the Ethnologisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: Valerie von Stillfried
Guided Tour
In a frenzy. From ecstasy to enlightment
Tandem tour
Past events
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| 10 € / reduced 5 € |
| Please book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| 12 years and older |
| German |
| 2nd Floor, 3rd floor |
| Belongs to: Ethnological Collections and Asian Art |
Coca, opium poppy, mushrooms and tobacco: objects in the Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst tell of how these and other substances were and are used medicinally, ritually or just for pleasure. Presenting pipes, enemas, paintings, photographs, videos and drug containers, the tour conveys the various cultural meanings of intoxication and drug use. It deals with economic aspects, legalization debates, addiction prevention as well as the “War on Drugs” and its links to colonialism and racism.
With Carolina Pretell and Dr. Harry Thomaß