WUNDERKAMMER II: Animalia

October 17, 2024 – May 29, 2025
Lobby Gallery | Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College (CUNY)

Wunderkammer II: Animalia, a new exhibition in the Lobby Gallery, reveals a cross-cultural selection of works representing the animal world in a variety of media. Designed as visual storage, this rich selection of works demonstrates the infinite variety of the museum’s holdings. Mostly created by anonymous or unnamed artisans, an Ivory Coast, Senufo hornbill headdress portraying a stylized human face on its abdomen and a Shaman’s rattle depicting both a human figure and a raven evoke the interconnectedness of human life with the animal spirit.   

Programs in conjunction with the exhibition are open to the public and the campus community. This exhibition was organized by Louise Weinberg, GTM’s co-director, director of exhibitions and collections, and curator. 

Support for Wunderkammer II: Animalia is provided by the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, and Queens College, CUNY.