Fetish Modernity
Always & Everywhere
14 November 2012 to 4 March 2013If non-Western societies are implicitly denied an ability to modernity, this exhibition shows that all cultures have been and are at all times in a dynamic development process.
The Weltmuseum Wien was among the total of ten European museums forming the international network réseau international des musées d’ethnographie (RIME). This EU-project focused the expertise of all participating institutions to define their role in a rapidly changing society. Moreover, an exhibition on the issue of “modernity” was developed and presented in six museums under the name of Fetish Modernity.