Sunday at the Nikolai Quarter

Object of the month: Grape seeds (approx. 3000 BC)

Name: Object of the month: Grape seeds (approx. 3000 BC)
Start: 2026-02-01T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-01T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Museum Ephraim-Palais

Museum Ephraim-Palais

Box (1897) containing charred grape seeds (approx. 3000 BC)

The Object of the Month invites visitors to take a look inside the Museum Ephraim-Palais free of charge.

A small box of charred grape seeds raises big questions. An open conversation with students.

Prices
Regular: kostenfrei

Location
Treffpunkt: Foyer

Event

Duration
8h

Students of museum management at HTW Berlin shed light on the obscure past of 5,000-year-old grape seeds from an ancient Egyptian tomb. Why were they left there? What do they tell us about the deceased? How did they end up in Europe, and why did their journey end at the Berlin City Museum?

This ‘Object of the Month’ raises many questions about the intertwining of power politics, science and the appropriation of museum objects. The students have curated an accompanying exhibition titled Grains of “Memory – Kernfragen”, which critically explores the history of the object through artistic and scientific perspectives. It will be on display from 30 January to 8 February 2026 at the Kiezkapelle Neukölln.