Shamans. Communicating the invisible
Palazzo delle Albere, Trento, 2023-2024
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In the spaces of Palazzo delle Albere in Trento and the Trentino Ethnographic Museum in San Michele all’Adige, this extensive exhibition explores one of the most fascinating themes in human history from different and complementary points of view: shamanism. The exhibition takes a multidisciplinary approach and offers innovative points of view that involve disturbing masks, immersive installations, craftsmanship and works of art.
Shamans is an original project that grew from the collaboration of three major Trentino museums: MUSE – the Science Museum of Trento; Mart, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, and METS – the Trentino Ethnographic Museum in San Michele. Each institution has curated a section of the exhibition, addressing the theme according to its specific field and skills, thus helping to design a heterogeneous, inclusive itinerary, suitable for all audiences. A partner in the exhibition is the Fondazione Sergio Poggianella (FSP) which has provided more than one hundred artefacts and finds from China, Siberia and Mongolia.
Curated by Gabriele Lorenzoni and anthropologist Massimiliano Nicola Mollona.
Image by Matteo De Stefano. Sciamani_Archivio MUSE - Museo delle Scienze.