The DenkRaum at the Forschungscampus Dahlem (Dahlem Research Campus) opens its doors for presentations, discussions and creative developments surrounding diverse topics. It is making its debut exploring “Zeit & Zeitlichkeit” (Time & Temporality).

How do people perceive time, and how do they talk about it? Is time relative? How do things make us reflect on time? Can you waste time?

Our social and cultural environments shape our notions of time, but how we interpret them depends on individual factors. How we measure and structure time is also determined by social and cultural norms and personal experiences. Thoughts about time are shared in stories and memories as well as through things.

The “Zeit & Zeitlichkeit” DenkRaum invites visitors to discover and co-create various thematic displays. Or simply to spend some time there. The space is open Thursdays from noon to 8 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 6 pm.

Cultures – Research – Things – Knowledge

The Forschungscampus Dahlem (FC Dahlem) is a new research and presentation venue of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK), where different competencies come together to develop and convey knowledge about material and immaterial cultures. The FC Dahlem’s primary focus is to make research processes transparent and encourage participation from diverse interest groups. The central terms “Kulturen – Forschen – Dinge – Wissen” (Cultures – Research – Things – Knowledge) summarise and reflect the work. We support equitable collaborations and promote the elimination of knowledge hierarchies.

Project Directors

Prof. Dr Alexis von Poser (Ethnologisches Museum), Prof. Dr Patricia Rahemipour (Institut für Museumsforschung), Julie Nautré (Forschungscampus Dahlem Management)

Curatorial Team

Lena Steffens (Ethnologisches Museum), Dr Dorothee Wagner (President’s Administration, SPK, until June 2023), Mariam Bachich (Ethnologisches Museum, until December 2022), Dr Susanne Boersma (Museum Europäischer Kulturen ‒ MEK, until November 2022), Caroline Figueroa Fuentes (Ethnologisches Museum), Kathrin Grotz (Institut für Museumsforschung), Dr Gina Knapp (Ethnologisches Museum/ Museum für Asiatische Kunst), Dr Birgitta Augustin (Museum für Asiatische Kunst, since 2023), Costanza Parigi, Henriette Lavaulx-Vrécourt (Ethnologisches Museum), Emma Shu-hui Lin (Ethnologisches Museum, February 2024 – July 2024), Violetta Mäder (Institut für Museumsforschung, since May 2024)

The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz Board of Trustees funds the “Zeit & Zeitlichkeit” DenkRaum at the Forschungscampus Dahlem.