Published on : Thursday, June 28, 2018
After a major redevelopment of the historic South Hal, the 600 sqm gallery will provide a bright and contemporary setting which is ideal for the Horniman’s world-renowned anthropology collection.
There are intriguing objects from the Horniman’s collection that has object of display for the first time in a generation.There are also new acquisitions, special commissions and interactive exhibits along with other important objects.
The World Gallery showcases historic and contemporary objects from across five inhabited continents bringing forth to the visitors how they live their lives. There are vibrant and thought provoking displays that bring out common virtues of love and compassion, dignity and courage etc.
Visitors will be enchanted by the beauty and diversity of the world’s cultures and will get to share a sense of belonging and pride in human creativity and resilience.
There are four interlinked spaces, an introductory area that welcomes the visitors to the gallery full of visual installations. Encounters reveal how people lives across different times and places while Perspectives area reflects on how and why we categorise ,describe and understand the world.
The Horniman’s Vision provides an overview of the Horniman family and the museum’s history.There is a beautiful display of kites and banners hanging from the newly renovated ceiling vault in the gallery space.
The emblems signify the human instinct of coming together to celebrate, play and protest.The World Gallery was developed by the Horniman staff along with the local people, national and international communities.
The gallery is a part of the Horniman’s mission to encourage wider appreciation of the world, its peoples and their cultures.Nick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman, said that the World Gallery is a reminder that we all share one planet and things that unite us are greater than those that divide us.
Built with the mission of promoting and understanding between cultures and a sustainable world it promotes understanding and he was grateful to all their partners and funders who supported them.
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