Press release Berlin, 18 May 2017 New Neighbours On the Way to the Humboldt Forum The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in conjunction with the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss will be presenting New Neighbours, a series of dialogues between objects in the collections, on Museum Island Berlin from 14 June to 24 September 2017. The guided tour for the press on Wednesday 14 June 2017 with Hermann Parzinger, president of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz and member of the Humboldt Forum Steering Committee, Christina Haak, deputy director of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and Moritz Wullen, representative of the Steering Committee for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin im Humboldt Forum, will start at 10 am in the Altes Museum, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin. In order to secure your accreditation, please send an email by Tuesday 13 June 2017 to: [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you! Highlights of the collections from the Museum für Asiatische Kunst and the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will remain on view for visitors throughout the move to the Humboldt Forum. “On the Way to the Humboldt Forum” is the motto for a series of special exhibitions and presentations taking place until spring 2019 at the Kulturforum and on Museum Island Berlin, setting up dialogues between various objects in the non-European collections. The focal point of these dialogues are the “New Neighbours” presentations, showcasing over twenty objects from the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst in interplay with the collections of Museum Island. These interventions in the Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Bode- Museum and the Alte Nationalgalerie will collate a broad spectrum of epochs, regions, themes and histories using a variety of approaches. This will give visitors a thematic taster of the unique interaction between Museum Island and the Humboldt Forum as a site for myriad perspectives on the world’s cultures – all right in the heart of Berlin. Page 1/2 If you’re seeking to understand more about the world, the Humboldt Forum is your go-to destination. In the run-up to the completion of the Berlin Palace, the Humboldt Forum will be expanding the scope of its activities with an extensive programme. As a forum for the general public, not only is the Humboldt Forum open for all to visit, it also encourages everybody to join in the debate about themes such as nature, culture, migration, religion and globalization. The main organizers are the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) with the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Kulturprojekte Berlin with Stadtmuseum Berlin, and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Ideas, planning and preparations for the Humboldt Forum’s cultural activities are supported by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Minister of State, Monika Grütters, in line with a resolution of the German Federal Parliament. New Neighbours On the Way to the Humboldt Forum Dates 14 June to 24 September 2017 Venues Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Bode-Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie Tickets 18 euros, concessions 9 euros Valid for all exhibitions on Museum Island Guided tour for the press 14 June 2017, 10 am Venue Altes Museum, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin Registration [email protected] Coordinator Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Partner Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss Press contact Humboldt Forum Kultur GmbH Michael Mathis, press officer +49 151 1617 97 27, [email protected] humboldtforum.com Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Markus Farr, press officer +49 30 266 42 3400, [email protected] smb.museum Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz Stefan Müchler, project communications +49 151 527 51 584, [email protected] preussischer-kulturbesitz.de Page 2/2 .