{"id":32821,"date":"2021-09-23T16:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/trickster-tierwesen-und-gestaltenwandler-32821\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:10:46","slug":"tricksters-beasts-and-shapeshifters","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/drop-in-en\/tricksters-beasts-and-shapeshifters-32821\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricksters, Beasts and Shapeshifters"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p>Tales of trickster characters can be found on every continent. Many of the objects in the Ethnological Museum reflect the theme of these creatures \u2013 for example, Anansi, the cunning spider from West Africa, or the wily hornbill of Papua New Guinea. They are usually tricky, ambivalent and heroic characters! Using these stories as inspiration, as well as a plentiful supply of bright ideas and resources, families can work together to bring their own trickster to life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-teaser col-lane33 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<teaser-lane-with-buttons inline-template tracking-label=\"Practical info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row middle-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 topline\">Practical info<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-2 col-sm-4 end-xs margin-bottom-sixth\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<teaser-lane-buttons :visible_prev=\"visible_prev\" :visible_next=\"visible_next\" @prev=\"prev\" @next=\"next\"><\/teaser-lane-buttons>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-lane-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"teaser-lane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-lane-slide col-xs-10 col-sm-8 col-md-4 teaser-wrapper col-padding-remove\">\n\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser teaser-info\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box teaser-info-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-info-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teaser-inline-svg\" alt=\"Piktogramm Meeting point &#038; time\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Meetingpoint.svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-header h6\">Meeting point &#038; time<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-info-copy Teaser-copy\"><p>The meeting point for guided tours and the location for workshops can be found on your booking confirmation. 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