Around 1900, Dresden was an important venue for so-called Völkerschauen. The Zoological Garden was one of the main venues for these human exhibitions between 1878 and 1934. They served and created images of the »other« that still have an effect today in racist clichés and ideas of the »own« and the »foreign«. The workshop exhibition focuses on this historical phenomenon with a view to the people and places involved in Dresden. It will present areas of conflict such as the use of language and images, allow visitors to change perspectives and invite them to exchange views.
An exhibition in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Dresden – Städtische Galerie für Gegenwartskunst
Further informations
The exhibition can be reached via an elevator. The doors to the special exhibition room are difficult to open, but security staff are on hand to help. The showcases are at table height and can be moved around. Texts are also displayed at table height at a slight angle. In addition, all texts are printed out and made available in the exhibition. All media stations are freely accessible, screens and headphones are at seat height.
Code of Conduct of the City Museum on the occasion of the special exhibition MENSCHENanSCHAUEN. From looks to deeds
Lecture series at the TU Dresden: decolonial studies? - Research, education and mediation from a postcolonial perspective
In cooperation with
The exhibition is supported by:
