The Mazateca collection of the Ethnological Museum from an indigenous perspective
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| free admission |
| no ticket required |
| The event will be held in Spanish and will be translated consecutively into German. |
| Meeting point: Schlüter Courtyard between Portal 1 and the shop See. Admission to the sound workshop is from there at 14:50. |
| Sound Studio |
| Belongs to: Ethnological Collections and Asian Art |
The Mexican writer Gabriela García García will talk about her current fellowship as part of the project “The Collaborative Museum” of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art of the National Museums in Berlin. During her stay in Berlin, she will be examining over 400 objects from a collection that Wilhelm Bauer acquired in 1903 in the Mazateca region of southern Mexico (border region between the states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz) for the then Royal Museum of Ethnology.
Their engagement with the collection is not just about working with the objects and their names, which Bauer documented on the index cards and in his scientific studies of the region. Another goal is the joint development of a travelling exhibition on the Bauer collection and its interpretation from today’s perspective. It is expected to be shown in various villages in the Mazateca region in the coming year. With her linguistic and cultural expertise, Gabriela Garcia plays a key role in the collaborative Mazateca project, which will be presented at the workshop discussion.
Gabriela García García
Gabriela García García is a mediator, writer and librarian at the Biblioteca de Investigación Juan de Córdova in Oaxaca City, Mexico. With her work and projects, she keeps the indigenous knowledge of the Mazateca alive and passes it on.
Meeting point and admission
Important for external guests: The common meeting point is located in the Humboldt Forum, Schlüter Courtyard between Portal 1 and the Shop
Admission to the sound workshop is from there at: 14:50.
Contact: [email protected]
Contact for late admission: (+49) 0 1573 1625873
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