Curators’ talk and Events

In the context of SPEAKING BACK and The Land Has a Mind to Speak. Sámi Horizons

Curators Katja Schroeder and Hannimari Jokinen (from left to right) of the exhibition SPEAKING BACK at the Kunsthaus Hamburg in front of the work Sacred Mountain by artist Hilde Skancke Pedersen | Photo: Anna Nowak

Curators’ talk
Theme day of the Sámi culture and history
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 12–6 pm
Kunsthaus Hamburg & Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK, Rothenbaumchausse 64, 20148 Hamburg)

You are invited to see two exhibitions that have been conceived in cooperation about nordic colonialism and Sámi art in Hamburg today – at MARKK and Kunsthaus Hamburg! Since June 3, the exhibition SPEAKING BACK has been running at Kunsthaus Hamburg, and on September 7, the exhibition The Land Has a Mind to Speak. Sámi Horizons opens its doors at MARKK. Within the context of this cooperation, several events will take place on 10 September: 

12 Uhr: Talk with the curators Hannimari Jokinen and Katja Schroeder (Kunsthaus Hamburg), in german

13 Uhr: Guided tour for kids and teens through the exhibition The Land Has a Mind to Speak. Sámi Horizons (MARKK), in german

14 Uhr: Talk with Gabriel Schimmeroth and the curator Anna-Sophie Laug (MARKK), in german

15 Uhr: Panel discussion with Hannimari Jokinen, Anna-Sophie Laug, Per Asle Sara and Katja Schroeder in the Zwischenraum / A Space Between on topics of both exhibitions: Nordic colonialism, racism, “Human zoos”, Sámi empowerment, contemporary Sámi positions and traditional duodji / handicraft (MARKK), in english, host: Gabriel Schimmeroth

Free admission at Kunsthaus Hamburg / museum admission at MARKK. 


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