32 research outputs found

    Paradoxien der Intervention: Das Humboldt Lab Dahlem

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    The Humboldt Lab Dahlem is a series of temporary exhibitions and interventions that are meant to support the exhibition planning for the future Humboldt-Forum in Berlin’s re-erected City Palace. Taking place in the permanent exhibitions of Berlin’s Ethnological Museums and the Museum of Asian Art whose exhibitions will eventually move into the Palace, the Lab has the potential to playfully interrogate passed-on practices of museum representation of ‘non-European’ arts and cultures. By means of analyzing one of the first Humboldt Lab exhibition projects, this article asks about the potentials of the Lab to intervene in established modes of exhibiting and (ethnographic) knowledge production. It will show that being a part of the future Humboldt-Forum institution, the Humboldt Lab is a space of possibility as it demarcates, at the same time, this possibility’s very limits

    Final Report of the Project "Provenance of Colonial-Era Collections from Togo in the Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden and the GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig (Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen)"

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    German Version: https://doi.org/10.18452/27457 ; French Translation: https://doi.org/10.18452/27459 ; Translated from the German by: Geraldine SchuckeltFurther authors: Emery Patrick Effiboley: 0000-0003-4604-0465 Toni Hanel: 0009-0003-2471-6126 Katja Hofmann: 0009-0008-8845-0642 LĂ©ontine Meijer-van Mensch: 0009-0005-2826-8695 Julia Pfau: 0009-0009-8548-8976 Messan Tossa: 0009-0008-0508-7084"Researching Colonial Provenances" is a slightly abridged version of the final report of the research project on the provenances of the collections from Togo under German colonial rule, currently in the holdings of the museums of the Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). The project, funded by the German Lost Art Foundation, focused on a collection of 700 "objects" and photographs that were acquired for or donated to the Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden and the GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig between 1899 and 1939. The project focused on the stories of their appropriation in connection with the activities of German members of the colonial police force, scientists, traders and colonial officials in Togo under German colonial rule from 1884 to 1914. The colonial actors in question are Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich and Gaston Thierry. They acted within the context of colonial injustice, which was characterised by annexation expeditions, wars of conquest, missionary work and the appropriation of cultural items. The results of the research are published in the Online Collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and in a more detailed version of the final report in the Proveana database of the German Lost Art Foundation. Situated in the more recent field of post-colonial provenance research, the report is intended as a contribution to research into the history of ethnological museums and their extensive networks in a colonial context. With its findings on the close connection between museums and the project of colonial expansion and rule, it also emphasises the responsibility that museums have in accounting for their entanglement with colonial history."Rechercher les provenances coloniales" est une version lĂ©gĂšrement abrĂ©gĂ©e du rapport final du projet de recherche sur les provenances des collections provenant du Togo sous la domination coloniale allemande, qui se trouvent aujourd'hui dans les musĂ©es des Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). Le projet, soutenu par le Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Ă©tait centrĂ© sur un ensemble de 700 "objets" et photographies qui ont Ă©tĂ© achetĂ©s ou donnĂ©s au Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden et au GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig entre 1899 et 1939. Le projet s'est penchĂ© sur les histoires de leur appropriation, en lien avec les activitĂ©s des membres de la police coloniale allemande, des scientifiques, des commerçants et des fonctionnaires coloniaux au Togo sous la domination coloniale allemande de 1884 Ă  1914. Les acteurs coloniaux en question sont Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich et Gaston Thierry. Ceux-ci agissaient dans le cadre du contexte d'injustice coloniale, marquĂ© par des expĂ©ditions d'annexion, des guerres de conquĂȘte ainsi que par le prosĂ©lytisme et l'appropriation de biens culturels. Les rĂ©sultats de la recherche sont publiĂ©s dans la Online Collection des Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden et, dans une version plus dĂ©taillĂ©e du rapport final, dans la base de donnĂ©es Proveana du Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste. SituĂ© dans le domaine plus rĂ©cent de la recherche postcoloniale sur la provenance des biens, le rapport se veut une contribution Ă  l'Ă©tude de l'histoire des musĂ©es d'ethnographie et de leurs vastes rĂ©seaux dans le contexte colonial. En dĂ©couvrant les liens Ă©troits entre les musĂ©es et le projet d'expansion et de domination coloniale, il souligne Ă©galement la responsabilitĂ© des musĂ©es dans le traitement de l'histoire coloniale.Not Reviewe

    « L’effet Branly »

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    Anita Herle, Boris Wastiau, Guido Gryseels, Hamady Bocoum et Friedrich von Bose © musĂ©e du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, photo Cyril Zannettacci Mme Anita HERLE La crĂ©ation du musĂ©e du quai Branly a donnĂ© lieu Ă  de nombreuses controverses Ă  Paris et dans le monde entier. Son ouverture en 2006 a stimulĂ© les dĂ©bats d’ordre musĂ©ologique autour de la politique de la reprĂ©sentation, de l’hĂ©ritage du colonialisme dans les collections des musĂ©es, des relations entre les approches fondĂ©es sur l’arch..

    Rapport final du projet «Provenance des collections de l'Ă©poque coloniale du Togo au Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde de Dresde et au GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde de Leipzig (Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen)»

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    German Version: https://doi.org/10.18452/27457 ; English Translation: https://doi.org/10.18452/27458 ; Translated from the German by : Christoph Nöthlings and Delphine TheophanidesAutres auteurs: Emery Patrick Effiboley: 0000-0003-4604-0465 Toni Hanel: 0009-0003-2471-6126 Katja Hofmann: 0009-0008-8845-0642 LĂ©ontine Meijer-van Mensch: 0009-0005-2826-8695 Julia Pfau: 0009-0009-8548-8976 Messan Tossa: 0009-0008-0508-7084"Rechercher les provenances coloniales" est une version lĂ©gĂšrement abrĂ©gĂ©e du rapport final du projet de recherche sur les provenances des collections provenant du Togo sous la domination coloniale allemande, qui se trouvent aujourd'hui dans les musĂ©es des Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). Le projet, soutenu par le Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Ă©tait centrĂ© sur un ensemble de 700 "objets" et photographies qui ont Ă©tĂ© achetĂ©s ou donnĂ©s au Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden et au GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig entre 1899 et 1939. Le projet s'est penchĂ© sur les histoires de leur appropriation, en lien avec les activitĂ©s des membres de la police coloniale allemande, des scientifiques, des commerçants et des fonctionnaires coloniaux au Togo sous la domination coloniale allemande de 1884 Ă  1914. Les acteurs coloniaux en question sont Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich et Gaston Thierry. Ceux-ci agissaient dans le cadre du contexte d'injustice coloniale, marquĂ© par des expĂ©ditions d'annexion, des guerres de conquĂȘte ainsi que par le prosĂ©lytisme et l'appropriation de biens culturels. Les rĂ©sultats de la recherche sont publiĂ©s dans la Online Collection des Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden et, dans une version plus dĂ©taillĂ©e du rapport final, dans la base de donnĂ©es Proveana du Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste. SituĂ© dans le domaine plus rĂ©cent de la recherche postcoloniale sur la provenance des biens, le rapport se veut une contribution Ă  l'Ă©tude de l'histoire des musĂ©es d'ethnographie et de leurs vastes rĂ©seaux dans le contexte colonial. En dĂ©couvrant les liens Ă©troits entre les musĂ©es et le projet d'expansion et de domination coloniale, il souligne Ă©galement la responsabilitĂ© des musĂ©es dans le traitement de l'histoire coloniale."Researching Colonial Provenances" is a slightly abridged version of the final report of the research project on the provenances of the collections from Togo under German colonial rule, currently in the holdings of the museums of the Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). The project, funded by the German Lost Art Foundation, focused on a collection of 700 "objects" and photographs that were acquired for or donated to the Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden and the GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig between 1899 and 1939. The project focused on the stories of their appropriation in connection with the activities of German members of the colonial police force, scientists, traders and colonial officials in Togo under German colonial rule from 1884 to 1914. The colonial actors in question are Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich and Gaston Thierry. They acted within the context of colonial injustice, which was characterised by annexation expeditions, wars of conquest, missionary work and the appropriation of cultural items. The results of the research are published in the Online Collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and in a more detailed version of the final report in the Proveana database of the German Lost Art Foundation. Situated in the more recent field of post-colonial provenance research, the report is intended as a contribution to research into the history of ethnological museums and their extensive networks in a colonial context. With its findings on the close connection between museums and the project of colonial expansion and rule, it also emphasises the responsibility that museums have in accounting for their entanglement with colonial history.Not Reviewe

    Abschlussbericht des Forschungsprojekts „Provenienz von kolonialzeitlichen Sammlungen aus Togo im Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden und im GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig (Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen)“

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    English Translation: https://doi.org/10.18452/27458 ; French Translation: https://doi.org/10.18452/27459Weitere AutorInnen: Emery Patrick Effiboley: 0000-0003-4604-0465 Toni Hanel: 0009-0003-2471-6126 Katja Hofmann: 0009-0008-8845-0642 LĂ©ontine Meijer-van Mensch: 0009-0005-2826-8695 Julia Pfau: 0009-0009-8548-8976 Messan Tossa: 0009-0008-0508-7084“Koloniale Provenienzen erforschen” ist eine leicht gekĂŒrzte Fassung des Abschlussberichts zum Forschungsprojekt ĂŒber die Provenienzen der Sammlungen aus Togo unter deutscher Kolonialherrschaft, die sich heute in den Museen der Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) befinden. Im Mittelpunkt des vom Deutschen Zentrum Kulturgutverluste geförderten Projekts stand ein Konvolut von 700 “Objekten” und Fotografien, die zwischen 1899 und 1939 als AnkĂ€ufe oder Schenkungen an das Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden und das GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig gelangten. Das Projekt befasste sich mit den Geschichten ihrer Aneignung, die im Zusammenhang mit den AktivitĂ€ten von Angehörigen der deutschen Kolonialpolizei, von Wissenschaftlern, HĂ€ndlern und Kolonialbeamten in Togo unter deutscher Kolonialherrschaft von 1884 bis 1914 steht. Bei den kolonialen Akteuren handelt es sich um Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich und Gaston Thierry. Diese agierten im Rahmen des kolonialen Unrechtskontextes, der durch Annektierungsexpeditionen, Eroberungskriege sowie Missionierung und Aneignung von Kulturgut geprĂ€gt war. Die Ergebnisse der Forschung sind in der Online Collection der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden und in einer ausfĂŒhrlicheren Version des Abschlussberichts in der Datenbank Proveana des Deutschen Zentrums Kulturgutverluste veröffentlicht. Im jĂŒngeren Feld der postkolonialen Provenienzforschung verortet, versteht sich der Bericht als Beitrag zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Völkerkundemuseen und ihrer weitverzweigten Netzwerke im kolonialen Kontext. Mit den Erkenntnissen zur engen Verbindung zwischen Museen und dem Projekt kolonialer Expansion und Herrschaft verdeutlicht er auch die Verantwortung, die den Museen bei der Aufarbeitung der kolonialen Geschichte zukommt."Researching Colonial Provenances" is a slightly abridged version of the final report of the research project on the provenances of the collections from Togo under German colonial rule, currently in the holdings of the museums of the Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). The project, funded by the German Lost Art Foundation, focused on a collection of 700 "objects" and photographs that were acquired for or donated to the Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde Dresden and the GRASSI Museum fĂŒr Völkerkunde zu Leipzig between 1899 and 1939. The project focused on the stories of their appropriation in connection with the activities of German members of the colonial police force, scientists, traders and colonial officials in Togo under German colonial rule from 1884 to 1914. The colonial actors in question are Adolf Diehl, Hans Gruner, Harry Grunitzky, Ernst F. GĂŒtschow, Oskar Marx, Valentin von Massow, Adam Mischlich and Gaston Thierry. They acted within the context of colonial injustice, which was characterised by annexation expeditions, wars of conquest, missionary work and the appropriation of cultural items. The results of the research are published in the Online Collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and in a more detailed version of the final report in the Proveana database of the German Lost Art Foundation. Situated in the more recent field of post-colonial provenance research, the report is intended as a contribution to research into the history of ethnological museums and their extensive networks in a colonial context. With its findings on the close connection between museums and the project of colonial expansion and rule, it also emphasises the responsibility that museums have in accounting for their entanglement with colonial history

    Discussion avec le public

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    De la salle Merci pour ces intĂ©ressantes communications. Nous sommes en train de nous interroger sur les apports du modĂšle du quai Branly, sur les diffĂ©rences et les ressemblances entre diffĂ©rents projets. Une m’est apparue et me semble tout Ă  fait intĂ©ressante. À l’origine et en amont de ces projets, il y a presque toujours eu une discussion sur la rĂ©union ou non des collections europĂ©ennes et extraeuropĂ©ennes. Cela ne se pose Ă©videmment pas pour Boris qui a fait le choix de remettre tout ce..

    Search for Gravitational Wave Bursts from Six Magnetars

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    Soft gamma repeaters (SGRs) and anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) are thought to be magnetars: neutron stars powered by extreme magnetic fields. These rare objects are characterized by repeated and sometimes spectacular gamma-ray bursts. The burst mechanism might involve crustal fractures and excitation of non-radial modes which would emit gravitational waves (GWs). We present the results of a search for GW bursts from six galactic magnetars that is sensitive to neutron star f-modes, thought to be the most efficient GW emitting oscillatory modes in compact stars. One of them, SGR 0501+4516, is likely similar to 1 kpc from Earth, an order of magnitude closer than magnetars targeted in previous GW searches. A second, AXP 1E 1547.0-5408, gave a burst with an estimated isotropic energy >10(44) erg which is comparable to the giant flares. We find no evidence of GWs associated with a sample of 1279 electromagnetic triggers from six magnetars occurring between 2006 November and 2009 June, in GW data from the LIGO, Virgo, and GEO600 detectors. Our lowest model-dependent GW emission energy upper limits for band-and time-limited white noise bursts in the detector sensitive band, and for f-mode ringdowns (at 1090 Hz), are 3.0 x 10(44)d(1)(2) erg and 1.4 x 10(47)d(1)(2) erg, respectively, where d(1) = d(0501)/1 kpc and d(0501) is the distance to SGR 0501+4516. These limits on GW emission from f-modes are an order of magnitude lower than any previous, and approach the range of electromagnetic energies seen in SGR giant flares for the first time.United States National Science FoundationScience and Technology Facilities Council of the United KingdomMax-Planck-SocietyState of Niedersachsen/GermanyItalian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareFrench Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueAustralian Research CouncilCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research of IndiaIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare of ItalySpanish Ministerio de Educacion y CienciaConselleria d'Economia Hisenda i Innovacio of the Govern de les Illes BalearsFoundation for Fundamental Research on Matter supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific ResearchPolish Ministry of Science and Higher EducationFoundation for Polish ScienceRoyal SocietyScottish Funding CouncilScottish Universities Physics AllianceNational Aeronautics and Space Administration NNH07ZDA001-GLASTCarnegie TrustLeverhulme TrustDavid and Lucile Packard FoundationResearch CorporationAlfred P. Sloan FoundationRussian Space AgencyRFBR 09-02-00166aIPN JPL Y503559 (Odyssey), NASA NNG06GH00G, NASA NNX07AM42G, NASA NNX08AC89G (INTEGRAL), NASA NNG06GI896, NASA NNX07AJ65G, NASA NNX08AN23G (Swift), NASA NNX07AR71G (MESSENGER), NASA NNX06AI36G, NASA NNX08AB84G, NASA NNX08AZ85G (Suzaku), NASA NNX09AU03G (Fermi)Astronom
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