Through January 3, 2027How are colonial violence, looted cultural artifacts, and partnership projects connected? The exhibition at the Kabinett Übersee explores this question and sheds light on the eventful history […]
With the new exhibition on Oceania, the Pacific Islands have now found a home at the Übersee-Museum. Together with scientists and project partners from Oceania, we showcase the diversity, splendor, […]
People and their personal stories are at the heart of “America.” Eight film portraits weave the exhibition’s central thread through its four main themes – immigration, religion, politics & society, […]
treasure HuntÜbermaxxVisible Storage The first of its kind in Europe: In 1999, the Übersee-Museum inaugurated as the first museum in Europe the Visible Storage “Übermaxx”. With its exhibit depot, the […]
Predator, cuddly companion, good-luck charm, status symbol, enigma, ruin, and business—the new special exhibition “Cult Cat!” pays tribute to the cat while simultaneously knocking it off its pedestal Hardly any […]
For centuries, events in Asia have influenced Western cultures. In the West, the world’s largest continent borders Europe. Asia has many faces, shaped by tradition on the one hand and […]
This exhibition at the Übersee-Museum shines a spotlight on a diverse continent, revealing new and sometimes astonishing aspects. Daily life in Kenya, savanna landscapes, sarcophagi from Egypt, an African disco, […]
How do you buy a dinosaur? What do children want to see? What is decolonization? Are all the animals really real? Where do the outrigger canoes from Samoa come from? […]
If you’re feeling the call of wanderlust, the Übersee-Museum offers countless ways to discover other countries, their nature, people, and culture. But there are topics for which national borders, time […]