Exhibition in the Kulturwerk of the Stabi

The IN_CONTEXT project has curated an exhibition in the Stabi’s Kulturwerk. The aim of the project is to show the diversity of the collections from colonial contexts and to initiate a discussion about how to deal with them in the digital space.

The first chapter provides an insight into the colonial collections: From colonial board games to magazines or printed material, there are a variety of publications that address colonialism. The second chapter takes a closer look at the personal papers of Hans Gruner (1865-1943). The papers of the colonial official contains diaries, photo collections, personal notes and letters with local rulers in Togo, which are shown in the exhibition. The third part invites visitors to enter into an exchange and ask whether and how sensitive content should be digitised and made freely accessible.

The exhibition runs from 11 September to spring 2025.

You can find more information here: https://stabi-kulturwerk.de/portfolio-item/in_context/

You can find the opening hours here: https://stabi-kulturwerk.de/besuch-planen/