Christmas with all senses

Christmas smells, tastes, sounds and lights up. All our senses are stimulated in a special way at this time of year.

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  Weihnachtsbaumschmuck Gurke, 2024, Deutschland

• Hilario & Georgina Mendívil, Krippenfiguren, Detail, um 1980, Peru

• Im Ausstellungsprogramm findet sich „Speed-Dating“ mit spannenden Objekten, kreatives Gestalten, gemeinsam singen und Tauschbörse für nervige Weihnachtsgeschenke.

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The special exhibition “Christmas with all the senses” at the Museum of European Cultures (MEK) explores this phenomenon and displays plenty of suitable items from its extensive collection.

Christmas has many meanings: time together with friends and family, the birthday of Jesus Christ, a time to pause, reflect and enjoy. Christmas is also a festival of the senses and surprises. The mixture of lights, smells and sounds creates a special mix that is enchanting. And all these experiences of Christmas are conveyed to the senses - whether through the smell of incense and the organ playing in church, the taste of home-baked Christmas cookies or singing together under the Christmas tree.

But the Christmas season is not just about sensory experiences, surprises are also a must: Advent calendars, filled socks and shoes or the wrapped Christmas presents under the Christmas tree. They create excitement for a whole month during the Advent season. That's why the MEK is also unwrapping surprising items from its large Christmas collection for visitors. The objects come from various European countries and Latin America: brightly colored nativity figures with irritatingly long necks by the artist couple Mendívil from Peru, an imposing tree of life from Mexico, the colorful hustle and bustle in a “nativity tavern” from Naples, Italy, the play with shadows on the movable Christmas candlestick from Germany. Or the frightening mask of a wild animal - what does it have to do with Christmas? Of course, Advent calendars with their 24 little doors full of surprises are also a must. “Christmas with all the senses” is an exhibition with surprises that visitors can experience for themselves.

Runtime: Fri, 29/11/2024 to Wed, 05/02/2025

Takes place here:

• Museum Europäischer Kulturen

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