group of fellows in a workshop at HKW

TheMuseumsLab Collaborators

Since 2021, a diverse range of institutions and individuals have actively shaped and contributed to TheMuseumsLab Fellowship.

Through their expertise, creativity, and engagement, they have influenced the program’s direction, developed innovative projects, and addressed complex cultural issues such as historical injustices, restitution, the role of memory in contemporary society, as well as leadership in complex global contexts and the relevance and future of museums.

Lead Curatorial Partners since 2021

  • Yimtubezina Museum

    Yimtubezina Museum

    Yimtubezina Museum is an independent, private museum and historical institution located in Addis Ababa.…

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  • South African Heritage Agency

    South African Heritage Agency

    The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) is an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture tasked with an overall legislative mandate to identify, assess, manage, protect, and promote heritage resources in South Africa.…

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  • Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

    Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

    The MfN is an integrated research museum within the Leibniz Association. Our mission is to discover and describe life and earth – with people, through dialogue.…

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Museums and Cultural Spaces Hosting the Programme since 2021

  • Freedom Park – Heritage Site & Museum

    Freedom Park – Heritage Site & Museum

    Freedom Park celebrates South Africa‘s heritage. It is a centre of knowledge aimed at deepening the understanding of the nation. It strives to accommodate all of the country‘s experiences and symbols to tell one coherent story.…

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  • Egyptian Museum and Papyruscollection

    Egyptian Museum and Papyruscollection

    The Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (ÄMP) curates, preserves, researches and provides access to an extensive collection of artefacts and written sources that illustrate the cultures of the Nile Valley, from the Neolithic period (abou…

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  • District Six Museum

    District Six Museum

    The ‘Hands Off District Six’ conference of 1988 led to the formation of the District Six Museum Foundation in 1989. The Foundation worked towards the establishment of the Museum which was launched on 10 December 1994 with its inaugural exhi…

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  • BARAZANI.berlin

    BARAZANI.berlin

    BARAZANI.berlin is an interdisciplinary collective exploring decolonial issues and practices. It started its work in September 2020 as part of Decolonize Berlin e.V.. It was initially established as a virtual space that imaginarily occupied…

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