Lectures / 28/02/2009 10:00 am

Salon der schlauen Füchse

Masks and what they tell us. Masks from different countries – their expressions, their messages

Have you ever concealed your face behind a mask so that people won’t be able to tell who you are? In that case you have already experienced one of the key uses masks are put to. Yet masks have more purposes than simply to provide us with a screen behind which we can hide; they may also be messages to others. All cultures use masks in order to convey certain messages. In this seminar you will learn more about masks from all over the world and what uses they are put to.