Stories from the Post-Ethnological Museum. Re-Reading Ethnographic Collections Today - Claudia Banz Banz;Weltmuseum Wien

The post-ethnological museum no longer regards ethnological collections as archives of ‘foreign cultures’, but as dynamic repositories of knowledge on global relationships. It critically examines their origins and provides new forms of interpretation, cooperation, and authorship. Central to this approach is the dialogue with contemporary art: artistic practices create new ways of engaging with the collections, challenge established meanings, and link them to current social and ecological discourses. The museum sees itself as a translator between different knowledge systems and provides a space in which the past, present, and possible futures are negotiated. The volume brings together artistic and research-based positions that link historical collections with current ecological issues. Invites readers to explore new forms of relationship between humans and the wider world, moving beyond an anthropocentric perspective

Focusing on current exhibition and research projects of the Weltmuseum Wien, WMW NOW aims to question and expand existing narratives, promote multi-perspective approaches, and critically examine socially relevant issues.