James Cook and the
Exploration of the Pacific
A fascinating selection of some 550 objects and
artefacts recount the pioneering voyages of James Cook and his
international team of scientists.
By the end of the 18th century the ethnographic and natural
history objects collected from many different Pacific cultures
during the three Cook voyages had been dispersed among collections
all over Europe. The exhibition in Bonn brings them back together
for the first time in over two hundred years.
Art and
Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn
28 August 2009 –
28 February 2010
Image:
Feather mask of a god's head, Hawaii, eighteenth century
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