Beyond Compare vs MDD

The app for the exhibition ‘Beyond Compare: Art from Africa in the Bode Museum’ Until the opening of the Humboldt Forum the exhibition ‘Beyond Compare: Art from Africa in the Bode Museum’ shows outstanding African works of art from the Ethnological Museum together with unique works taken from the European Sculpture Collection. Experimental juxtapositions and groupings of objects according to themes such power, death, beauty, identity, justice, and memory reveal their connections and differences. This multimedia app is the ideal companion for a visit to the exhibition. The most important functions at a glance: • A variety of tours through the exhibition • Short text and audio commentary from the curators on each object pairing • In-depth, partially multimedia content • Favourites list • App available in German or English The exhibition stretches over the entire Bode-Museum: Artworks from both continents are displayed on the two main floors through 22 juxtaposed pairs of artworks. About a hundred further European and African objects are displayed in a special gallery, illuminating six overarching topics. For each object pairing and group of works, the app offers interesting background information from the perspective of art, cultural history, and ethnology. It provides short introductions, as well as the possibility to delve deeper into the subject matter. The app can be updated after the exhibition’s opening, with more information and commentaries due to be posted, revealing yet more perspectives. You can choose time-based tours through the museum, explore the works on the basis of specific interests, or individually discover the exhibition and display contents on request as you stand before the objects. Every juxtaposition or group is located on a floor plan. In addition, you can save your favourites and comfortably learn more about them after your visit. Please feel free to send suggestions and comments to kommunikation@smb.spk-berlin.de. The exhibition and app have been generously funded by the Kuratorium Preußischer Kulturbesitz.

Discover the design culture of the 20th and 21st centuries with the app from the Werkbundbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge. Learn more about old and new things, real and counterfeit things, treasured and forgotten things, beautiful and ugly things. A must for everyone interested in design, for fans of odd and antiquated things, and Berlin explorers. Features of the App der Dinge: - Themed self-guided tours of the permanent exhibition in text and audio - Complete information on individual objects - A map to the objects’ locations - Space for your notes and favourites - General information about the Museum and your visit Discover the objects in three ways: 1. Themed tours 2. Explorer mode: stroll through the Museum and use QR codes to get information 3. Choose what you want to look at in the app’s tile view of all objects Functions: - QR codes on the display cases link to information on the objects - All information is available in German, English and simple language Technical hints: We recommend you bring along earphones to use in the Museum. You can also download the app on-site: the Museum has free Wifi for all visitors.