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The Museum der Völker in the Austrian Schwaz in the county of Tyrol was founded in 1995 as a cultural association Haus der Völker by Gert Chesi and belongs to the well known Ethnology museums in Europe. After a new construction and remodeling the exhibition operation opened on the 12th of April 2013 as Museum der Völker. Translated the name means museum of the peoples or museum of the tribes.
Contents
- Er ffnung museum der v lker in schwaz
- History
- Cultural Club
- Exhibitions
- Collections
- Special Show
- Exhibition and Projects in Cooperation
- Documentary Film
- Magazin A4
- Views of Humankind in Other Worlds
- Decoration
- Literature
- References
Er ffnung museum der v lker in schwaz
History
Gert Chesi, photographer, journalist and author, had collected more than a thousand exhibits from all over the world in the period of fifty years. The art objects are the base of the Museum operation and give an insight into the religious and artistic creation of mankind.
Cultural Club
Today the cultural club Museum der Völker runs the museum. Art objects from distant cultures determine the Museum: Stone sculptures of Khmer, Buddha images from many eras, terracotta figures of the Nok, ancestral figures of the Dajak, grave finds from China and old bronzes from South-East Asia are displayed in addition to contemporary Voodoo objects and utensils of animism.
Exhibitions
Artifacts from over a period of four thousand years ethnographic exhibits from four themes will be presented to the public:
Collections
Currently, the collections by Gert Chesi, the Schell Collection, as well as the Lindner collection are displayed at the Museum der Völker. The photographic work of Gert Chesi are spread in the exhibition premises.
Special Show
In two rooms, special exhibitions are hosted regularly. These show ethnographic collections and contemporary non-European art to photographic works.
Exhibition and Projects in Cooperation
Documentary Film
Magazin A4
The associated Museum Publishing house Haus der Völker is editor of the first German-language magazine which deals with non-European art and culture. The title of the magazine A4 refers to the four continents, Australia, Asia, Africa and America. Editors are Gerhard Merzeder and Gert Chesi.
Views of Humankind in Other Worlds
In the own publishing house, the book Views of Humankind in Other Worlds was published in 2013. This photo series is published as an exhibition project in 45 large format photographs (85 x 125 cm) and is accompanied by an illustrated book, which describes the project and the portrayed people, with explanatory texts.
Decoration
1999, the Museum der Völker received the Tyrolean Museum prize
1999 Recognition Award of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts and Culture
2014 ICOM Austria, Österreichisches Museumsgütesiegel