Castrum Peregrini is with Oksana Stogova and 3 others at Старый Английский двор.

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IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEYS - Museum of Moscow, 31 January till 29 March 2020 with: SEPIDEH BEHROUZIAN (IR), OLEG ELAGIN (RU), CECILIA HENDRIKX (NL), ZEINAB SHAHIDI MARNANI (IR), PAULIEN OLTHETEN (NL), OKSANA STOGOVA (RU).Curated by IRINA LEIFER

Impossible Journeys offers transcultural and transhistorical perspectives on art, travel and participation. The programme investigates the challenges and possibilities of changing historical and cultural perspectives. Inspired by the historical publication of Jan Struys ’s “impossible journeys” through Russia and Persia in the 17th century, the participating artists scrutinise contemporary cultural fault lines.

The exhibition combines historical objects, contemporary art works and participatory activities to address the challenge of multiple perspectives on histories. These can divide people, but they can also bring them closer together in a dialogue that recognizes difference as something inherently valuable and illuminates prejudices that have been perpetuated for centuries.

The opening week and the public program in the Netherlands, Iran and Russia will offer a broad range of activities, and participatory workshops during the exhibition will examine how conflicted heritage can be used as a “contact zone”.

Impossible Journeys is part of the EU-funded project Heritage Contact Zone and was made possible by H401 (Castrum Peregrini), Creative Industries Fund NL, Dutch Culture Shared Cultural Heritage Matching Fund, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Moscow, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Teheran, Emrooz Gallery in Isfahan, European Cultural Foundation and Compagnia di San Paolo, Mondriaan Fund, Museum of Moscow, Prince Claus Fund’s Mobility Fund, Roberto Cimetta Fund, Gerbrandy Cultural Fund, Va Independent Space for Contemporary Art in Isfahan, Victoria Gallery in Samara, Wilhelmina E. Jansen Fund. ... See MoreSee Less

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