Übersee-Museum Bremen

The world is a guest at the Übersee-Museum and the museum is allowed to be a host! The diversity of our earth is presented here on more than 10,000 square metres. The visit leads from Asia with its pulsating metropolises to the savannahs of Africa to the America of the 21st century. The exhibition “Experience what moves the world” deals with current topics such as climate change or migration. Many museum treasures from the collection are waiting to be explored in the foam magazine “Übermaxx”. In the show “Spurensuche” (Searching for Traces), the museum critically examines its colonial past. Until winter 2024/2025, a new permanent Oceania exhibition will also be created together with people from the Pacific region.
In the winter half-years, large special exhibitions deepen the themes of the Übersee-Museum.

Special exhibition
BUDDHISM
October 14, 2023 – April 28, 2024

Buddhism is one of the great religious traditions of mankind. Meditation, mindfulness, yoga – many Buddhist
practices have found their way into our everyday lives today. But where do the beginnings of Buddhism lie?
How did it spread around the world and what is its attraction for Western audiences?

Using around 250 exhibits from the museum’s collection, the special exhibition “Buddhism” traces the unbroken fascination for this world religion.
From magnificent Buddha figures to intricately crafted textiles and ritual objects:
Visitors can expect extraordinary highlights from Myanmar, Thailand, the Silk Road region, China, Japan and Tibet.
Many of these valuable treasures were previously stored in the museum’s stacks and can now be seen again in an exhibition.