The Language of Things (Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund)

In May 2026 a group of people with very different lives came together in Dortmund to form a curatorial team, answering an open call addressed to the city at large. What they produced is Die Sprache der Dinge — The Language of Things — an exhibition about everyday objects and the stories of memory, routine and longing they carry.

The group worked on the submissions while questioning its own role: what curating means, which perspectives get counted and which are never heard. The museum describes the result as a multi-voiced participation project, whose aim is to open a space, name the gaps and give a platform to stories that usually stay invisible. It is shown in the special exhibition rooms on the ground floor, which are step-free.

Practical details

• When: from 11 September 2026; opening on Thursday 10 September 2026 at 18:00
• Where: Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Hansastraße 3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
• Hours: Wednesday–Thursday 11:00–20:00, Friday–Sunday 11:00–18:00; closed Monday and Tuesday
• Price: free admission
• Nearby on the programme: the city walk “Jugendstil in der Nordstadt”, 27 September 2026 at 14:00
• Organiser: Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, City of Dortmund — +49 231 50-25525, info.mkk@stadtdo.de

Full details are on the museum’s own pages. Cultural Heritage Online lists this exhibition for readers planning a trip to Dortmund; the programme is handled directly by the museum.