Colors make the world look bright. They frame the way we perceive the world. People use colors purposefully in order to lend things social and political meaning. But do we all perceive and experience them in the same way? In a flight across the Museum der Kulturen’s collection, their pink owl spotted a range of colorful objects and now tells their stories in the exhibition. Visitors encounter bright feathers, dyed cloths, as well as pastel-shaded photographs, and, in so doing, learn a lot about the production, perception, and significance of colors. You can delve into the colorful stories that come with the collection items. They tell of the contentious nature of the color red, why yellow and green are believed to protect, how pink and blue are understood differently—and why the owl is pink. Hands-on stations and a large studio invite viewers to discover colors with all their senses. The exhibition was created in collaboration with children and people with sensory impairments and can be experienced with many senses. Because colors are not only for the eye, they also touch us.
There will be a public vernissage of this exhibit on April 23 from 18:30-20:30.

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mkb.ch/en/ausstellungen/2026/die-eule-ist-pink.html

Where
Museum der Kulturen Basel
Münsterplatz 20
4051 Basel

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