We are Seediq is an upcoming experimental exhibition made in collaboration with the Seediq indigenous people of Taiwan. Seediq means human and is the name of both the language and the people whose story goes back a long way; a story that is being told this year at the Museum of Ethnography. More...
Find out more about the series of events around the opening celebrations of the exhibition below.
Opening of the ‘We Are Seediq’ exhibition
22 April 2023, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Come join us for the celebration of the opening of the exhibition We Are Seediq. The ceremony will include a traditional Seediq ceremony of reconciliation accompanied by songs and dancing.
This series of events is part of the opening celebrations of the exhibition
We Are Seediq, which was made in
co-creation with members of the Seediq community in Taiwan. You are
invited to come and participate in events jointly led by members of their
community that participated in the creation of the exhibition. Don’t miss
this opportunity to learn about Seediq history, culture and identity told
through their voices.
Where: Ethnographic Museum
Price: Free of charge.
Additional information: This programme is part of the Culture Night 2023 at
the Ethnographic Museum.
Location at the museum: Upper exhibitions: Sparrman Hall.
Reconciliation
with ancestors.
Conversation with guests from Seediq, Taiwan.
22 April 2023, 7:30 - 8:30 pm
The Museums of World Culture have partnered with the Seediq National Assembly and the Indigenous Cultural Heritage Master’s Program of Providence University, Taiwan to co-create the exhibition We Are Seediq. The starting point of the cooperation stems from objects that were collected from Seediq communities around 1900 and now housed at the Museum of Ethnography. Come learn about how this cooperation started, and what the collection means to members of the Seediq community today.
Where:
Ethnographic Museum
Price: Free of charge
Additional information: This programme is part of the Culture Night 2023 at the
Ethnographic Museum.
Location at the museum: Auditorium
Joint tour with members of the Seediq community
23 April 2023, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come and experience the exhibition We Are Seediq, led in cooperation with members of the Seediq community.
Where: Ethnographic Museum
Price: Included in annual pass and day ticket. Under 19 years: no fee.
Workshop – We Are Seediq
23 April 2023, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Members of the Seediq community invite you to learn more about their culture, history and situation today. Experience how to make thread from ramie fibers and participate in Seediq dance!
Where: Ethnographic Museum
Price: Included in annual pass and day ticket. Under 19 years: no fee. NB!
Limited number of seats. Advance booking required.
Location at the museum: Workshop room
Workshop: We Are Seediq
26 April
2023, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Members of the Seediq
community invite you to learn more about their culture, history and situation
today. Experience how to make thread from ramie fibers and participate in
Seediq dance!
The workshop starts with a
short tour of the exhibition.
Where: Ethnographic Museum
Price: Included in annual pass and day ticket. Under 19 years: no fee. NOTE!
Limited number of seats. Advance booking is required