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Every week several activities are carried out at the Museum. To search the entire programme for dates, films, seminars or guided tours, click on the link below. The information is only available in Swedish.
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Dance Theatre: I denna ljuva

Wednesday, August 25th at 19 & Thursday, August 26 at 13
Marika Hedemyr looks herself up as an eleven-year-old in an international peace camp. There she danced Swedish folk dances in beautiful costumes, representing Sweden. This dance theatre is about belonging and identification with Sweden and the Swedish which in the rearview mirror becomes uncomfortable. The contact between then and now creates friction. The love of folk dance suddenly becomes problematic. By and with Marika Hedemyr. Music: Paul Bothén. Admission: 100kr.

Gothenburg: Sustainable Future

Wednesday, September 8th at 18
The force of architecture. Architecture and urban planning affect us fundamentally. The implications of what is on the drawing board can have a decisive impact on a society's prosperity. Mark Isitt, journalist and architecture critic at Göteborgs-Posten gives examples of how architecture can help or hinder. Free admission. Organiser: Museion.

Into the Wild?

Thursday, September 9 at 18
Anders Erikson tells of a 80 mil long solo paddle in one hand-built Eskimo kayak. A trip back and forth between civilization and nature, sea and lake, river and through the fjords of western Sweden and southern Norway. The meeting with the total silence by dark waters and the boiling, noisy industrial process in a pulp mill raises the question: how do we bring together economy and ecology with the life we live? Free admission.

Eid 2010 - Celebrations for all

Sunday, September 12 at 12
Welcome to the family celebration and the traditional feast of Eid al-Fitr, celebrated worldwide as an end of the fasting month of Ramadan. A joyful and entertaining full-day program of crafts, playing and family-friendly activities for both young and old. Henna painting, multicultural halal food, entertainment, exhibitions and seminars. Exclusive scene filled with children's acts and Swedish / international music performances. Free admission. Program: www.eidfirande.se
Organiser: Wama Events & Communications and Världskulturmuseet in cooperation with the City of Göteborg.

Gothenburg: Sustainable Future

Wednesday, September 15 at 18
The course Gothenburg: sustainable future offers an opportunity for debate and discussion on the challenges facing Gothenburg. Tonights focus lies on environmental issues. Free admission. Organiser: Museion.

Exhibition Opening: Kimono Fusion

Friday, September 17, at 19-03
Do not miss the first chance to see the autumn's new major exhibition Kimono Fusion, where old meets new in Japanese streetculture! During the opening, we attempt to re-create a crazy night out in Tokyo, extending well into the night:
Tokyo Fusion - a crazy night at the museum
Google terms like: hanami, kawaii, otariiman, para para, Shibuya, yopparai and karaoke for a sense of what it means. Come dressed in kimono, as a geisha, Pokemon, Gangurogirl or any other far-out Japanese-inspired outfit to gain free admission. Admission: 60 SEK (including entrance to the exhibition). Wai wai Gaya Gaya!
In cooperation with Mezcla & Next Century Modern.

CANCELLED! Violence Symbolique CANCELLED!

Wednesday 22, Wednesday 29 & Thursday, September 30 at 19
Violence Symbolique has unfortunatelly been cancelled.

International Writers Stage Gothenburg

Wednesday, September 22 at 18
Författarcentrum Väst, Göteborg & Co, Stadsbiblioteket Göteborg, Bok- och biblioteksmässan och Världskulturmuseet is launching a new international writing scene in Gothenburg. Free admission at this first opportunity. Participating author's name will be published soon.

Afrika Blues - from Amandla to Loulou Cherinet

Thursday, September 23 at 14
The exhibition Afrika Blues, produced by Riksutställningar and SIDA, showed how the South African uprising against apartheid was manifested in the arts and culture. Christina Björk tells how Sweden contributed to the establishment of cultural organizations that were important tools in the fight against apartheid. Loulou Cherinet, Swedish artist with roots in Ethiopia, speaks about her dual artistic identity, the tension between the colonial and postcolonial discourse. Moderator: Ana Valdes, author and debater. Seminar Card is required. Organiser: Riksutställningar.

Women's war

Thursday, September 23 at 18
Documentary about a meeting in spring 2009 between women from the Balkans and DR Congo, which all work to support women who have suffered sexual violence in war. The screening is followed by a talk from the Kvinna till Kvinna Secretary Lena Ag. Free admission. Organiser: Kvinna till Kvinna.

Nelson Mandela: Looking Back At Ninety

Thursday, September 23 at 19.30
As most old men put their feet up and remember a bygone era, Nelson Mandela is still working in his ninetieth year at a furious pace. Documentary which examines which special forces are driving him, at this old age, to continue to build on his heritage of democracy and peace with unbroken energy? Free admission. Organiser: Se människan.

Workshop in Intercultural Education

Friday, September 24 at 10
10.00 - A meeting in the inter-subjective space. Katti Lundh, Mattias Gunnarsson and Tarja Häikiö, all teachers at HDK.
11.00 - The World Citizen. Mattias Kästel and Dragan Mitic, museum educators at the Museum of World Culture.
13.00 - Roma and Intercultural Education. Soraya Post, International Roma Women's Network.
14.00 - The city of learning. Ove Sernhede, director of the Center for Urban Studies.

Gothenburg: Sustainable Future

Wednesday, September 29 at 18
The course Gothenburg: sustainable future offers an opportunity for debate and discussion on the challenges facing Gothenburg. Tonights focus lies on issues of identity and belonging. Free admission.
Organiser: Museion.