Building on the outstanding public response at the recently held exhibition in institut du monde in Paris, The Majlis – Cultures in Dialogue, a traveling cross-cultural exhibition that features a collection of a unique assembly of global artefacts reflecting the interaction of civilizations in the past while encouraging dialogue in the present – continues its tour by landing at the Weltmuseum in Vienna on September 17th, 2019
The Majlis — Cultures in Dialogue offers a platform for discussions about relevant cultural issues, fostering the creation of original perspectives through collective thinking.
It aims to initiate meaningful connections between people and cultures by stimulating an enriched dialogue.
At the heart of the exhibition, both physically and conceptually, is the Majlis, the space of hospitality and dialogue present in every home in the Arabian Peninsula. For hundreds of years, families have used the Majlis to welcome and entertain guests, to interact with foreign travellers, to educate their children and to make big and small decisions relating to their communities.
Visitors to The Majlis — Cultures in Dialogue are invited to use the central Majlis in the same way.
You can play a board game, listen to records, greet other guests, learn about their cultures, share your own, or start a dialogue about the exhibition. The Majlis — Cultures in Dialogue is only the beginning of a much broader project to connect people, beliefs and cultures by creating opportunities for respectful, yet incisive dialogue to take place.
Collection’s highlights
12 masterpieces from the exhibition
Vienna, Austria
WELTMUSEUM VIENNA
17 September
/ 07 January 2020
Opening hours
Daily except Wednesday
10 am to 6 pm
The Weltmuseum Wien is an ethnographic museum and houses some of the most important collections of non-European cultures.
Under the patronage of:
Alexander Van der Bellen, President of the Republic of Austria, and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani,
Emir of the State of Qatar
Platinum Sponsor:
Qatar Shell Companies
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna, Austria
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