The BLACK LAND e.V. initiative cordially invites you to attend a few upcoming events this summer!

On July 3, 2025, Elena Sinanina (curator and artistic director) will present past "BLACK LAND"-projects and current researches at the Kunstbau of Lenbachhaus in Munich and discuss working methods with Lilli Roser (head of communications, ZKM Karlsruhe) and Andrea Lesjak (artist) under the title “Museums as Contact Zones.” Admission is free; further information can be found here.

From July 4 to July 6, 2025, the conference and networking meeting “Dekolonisierung trotz alledem!" ("Decolonization despite everything!”) will take place in Berlin, organized by Decolonize Berlin. The founding members Elena Sinanina and Lutz Knospe will participate in this meeting and present their work. Registration and further information can be found on the Decolonize Berlin website.

At the beginning of this year, our team began extensive research and investigation into the archaeological sites in Deir El-Bahari (Luxor), Egypt, and artifacts of the pharaoh Hatshepsut. This led Yara Mekawei and Elena Sinanina, among others, to the Metropolitan Museum in New York in January, supported by the Goethe-Institut. The results of the research will be presented in individual publications and events, launching later this year with a critical historical contextualization of Deir El-Bahari by Kerylos Aziz, Egyptologist.

We look forward to the upcoming encounters and wish you a wonderful and sunny summer!