27 October 2007 – 30 August 2009

Travelling and discovering. From Sepik to the Main

The exhibition Travelling and discovering: from the Sepik to the Main puts 124 objects taken from the internationally renowned Oceania Collection of the Museum of World Cultures on show. At the beginning of the 1960s these had been acquired in Papua New Guinea by scientists of the Frobenius Institute for the Frankfort Ethnological Museum. During two research expeditions heading for the Sepik River area in the north eastern part of the island they collected carved ancestor figures, debating stools, paintings on palm leaf sheaths and “sacred flutes” – counted today among the highlights of the museum. In Frankfort these have been exhibited only twice in the past: in 1964 in the Städel’sches Kunstinstitut and in 1987 in the Kunsthalle Schirn.

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Schaumainkai 29-37
60594 Frankfurt am Main
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Opening Hours

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The Museum der Weltkulturen (ancient Museum für Völkerkunde) presents a forum of intercultural exchange. The aim is to encourage the acceptance of cultural differences. The museum interpretates our own culture and way of life as one of worldwide many posssibilities.

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