Beyond Compare vs Amigra

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.

The Amigra app takes you on a journey of discovery through the history of migration in Augsburg and Nuremberg. Many places are connected to migration. There are sites where moving, sad, curious, and even inspiring storylines unfolded—stories tied to people coming and going. With the app, you’ll discover what lies behind facades or beneath the pavement. Explore the cities of Augsburg and Nuremberg either on-site or from home and learn how they’ve been shaped by migration. You can access information about any Point of Interest (POI) directly on the zoomable map, from the list of POIs, or via the “Topics” module. An additional feature is the Worldmap Experience, which illustrates the migration routes of some individual persons on a world map. The app can be used with or without a mobile data connection. When GPS is enabled, your location is displayed.