INKA: Exhibition 2014

ONCE. For the first time in Europe, the exhibition shows exclusively the legendary pre-Spanish Inca culture from its beginnings to the colonial period.

HIGH-CARATED. Colourful and brightly patterned textiles, valuable and very rare sacrificial bowls, gold jewellery and mysterious knotted cords. Unique art treasures from Peru, which have never before been seen in Europe. Lenders include the Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Perú, Museo Larco Lima, British Museum London, Museo de América Madrid, Museo de Antropología Madrid, Världskulturmuseet Göteborg, Museum der Kulturen Basel, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Munich, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, Staatliche Münzsammlung Munich, Münchner Stadtmuseum, Linden-Museum Stuttgart and private lenders.

FASCINING. Experience the world of the sons of the sun - the kings of the Andes. Colourful and richly patterned textiles from the Inca and colonial periods, valuable and very rare stone sacrificial bowls, gold jewellery, knotted cords and reconstructions of archaeological sites give the visitor a varied impression. They explain the origin, religion, architecture, economy and power relations of the Inca Empire. Paintings, wooden cups and textiles from the colonial period prove the continued existence as a mixed culture under strong European dominance.