CoMuse Fellowships (Grants) international

The Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnological Museum) and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Asian Art Museum) award two fellowships in the framework of the project CoMuse – The Collaborative Museum for international applicants living outside of Germany.

CoMuse is an initiative of the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst in Berlin. It develops multiperspective approaches to collection-based research and tests new formats of international collaborative processes to intensify the decolonisation and diversification of museum practices in sustainable ways.

Applications are invited for two CoMuse Fellowships in 2025, beginning in July and October 2025. The CoMuse Fellowships focus on addressing specific issues related to the museum collections and practices, such as:

• Strategies of sharing knowledge and generating new forms of access
• Provenance research around specific cultural belongings from the collections
• Critical re-evaluation of historical narratives and language in the collections from a decolonial perspective
• Conservation
• Analysis of cultural techniques
• Community-centred approaches and outreach strategies

CoMuse Fellowships emphasise process, collaboration, and exchange and do not require a finalised outcome. Fellows will have the opportunity, space, and resources to advance their research and engage with the Berlin public about their ideas and collaboration with the museum through various formats such as round tables, tours, or workshops.