Pippis Papa - Kurator:innenführung für Kinder und Erwachsene

In the organizer's words:

from 9 years |

Families, children and all those who enjoy understanding the world in a new way together with children are cordially invited to this guided tour. We will show you in an entertaining way what amazing parallels there are between the content of the Pippi books and the life of the Swedish captain and plantation owner Carl Pettersson:

The stories about Pippi Longstocking and her father Efraim, who rules as king over Taka-Tuka-Land, are among the most popular works of European children's literature of the 20th century. But was there really a Swedish "South Sea King"? The biography of the Swede Carl Pettersson (1875 - 1937) shows astonishing parallels to the content of the Pippi books. Using their lives as examples, the exhibition tells the story of German colonialism in the Pacific in a playful and interactive way for children and families. It presents the colonial plantation system and trade relations between the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago and the city of Hamburg. The aim is to encourage children to think about how colonial world views are dealt with in children's literature today.

Price information:

Museum admission (under 18s free) + € 6 | admission € 9.50 | reduced admission € 5.00 from 9 yrs. | Seat reservation via online store