Wereldmuseum Leiden – Tijd voor Papoea (2026)

Tijd voor Papoea. Photo: Tom Philip Janssen

Tijd voor Papoea. Photo: Tom Philip Janssen

Tijd voor Papoea. Photo: Tom Philip Janssen

Tijd voor Papoea. Photo: Tom Philip Janssen

Tijd voor Papoea. Photo: Tom Philip Janssen

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Type: Exhibition Design
Design and concept: Setareh Noorani and Jelmer Teunissen
Graphic design: Tabea Nixdorff
Client: Wereldmuseum Leiden
Build: Kloosterboer Decor, LevTec
Photography: Tom Philip Janssen

Press: AVROTROS Nu Te Zien (Marc de Beyer, S10A10): https://npo.nl/start/afspelen/nu-te-zien_151

This exhibition design flips expected elements of Western exhibition design, such as the white cube typically reserved for modern autonomous art, to fit the dignified display of the objects and audiovisual testaments to Papuan design, art, and material cultures. The design remixes certain spatial and technical solutions from the context of ethnographic museums like Wereldmuseum Leiden. This spatial and graphic design offers the contemplation of ancestry and kinship to Papuan material and design cultures, and the possibility of shared futures.

In this spatial and graphic design, several propositions suggest a flow and visual or spatial connection, a constant, and a couple surprises to the rhythm. These include movement breaks as well as spaces for pause and intimate moments.

3D render. Courtesy of design team.

3D render. Courtesy of design team.

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