This interactive Basel exhibition explores the profound cultural meanings and diverse roles that colors hold across different human societies. Curated by Florence Roth, the display features approximately 200 diverse objects, from historical pigments to traditional textiles. Co-designed for inclusivity, the sensory experience invites visitors to engage with hands-on displays and a dedicated creative space.
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This exhibition explores the profound meanings and diverse roles that colors hold across different human cultures and contexts. Through approximately 200 objects, visitors discover how colors are created, traded, and utilized as powerful tools for storytelling, identity, and social expression.
Our Owl Is Pink: Colourful Stories investigates the multifaceted relationship between humanity and color. Through a collection of about 200 diverse objects, the exhibition highlights the ways color functions as a social and emotional bridge, influencing our perception of the world. From historical trade in pigments to the contemporary significance of colorful textiles like Ukrainian vyshyvanka blouses, the exhibition reveals how color is used to protect, decorate, and communicate identity. The exhibition was co-designed with input from children as well as people with visual or hearing impairments, ensuring a highly sensory and inclusive visitor experience. Visitors are invited to engage beyond the visual, with hands-on areas and a dedicated Creative Space where they can contribute their own work to the exhibition’s evolving narrative. Themes of colonialism, resistance, and creative self-expression are woven throughout the displays, offering a thought-provoking look at the global history and personal impact of color.
Information regarding admission and booking is available via the Museum der Kulturen Basel official website. Visitors are encouraged to check the museum's general opening hours and ticket policies before planning their visit to the exhibition, which is included with regular museum admission.
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