The thematic exhibition  Family Matters deals with family memories in a migrant society and their relationship to socio-political and historical issues that manifest themselves locally and globally. It brings together ten contemporary (post-)migrant positions that take personal family histories as the starting point for their artworks. All ten are united by the approach of shedding light on personal archives and thus formulating questions about the past for the future.

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The polyphonic and open narrative of the artists and the accompanying participatory mediation programme aims to encourage the public to view history in multiple dimensions and to relate to it. The accompanying programme includes artist tours of the exhibition, commented screenings, panels and performances that take a closer look at the political background of the works.

The exhibition presents works by James Gregory Atkinson, Ahu Dural, Nilbar Güreş, Emily Hass, Magda Korsinsky, Sajan Mani, Beatrice Moumdjian, Farila Neshat, Karoline Schneider, and Irina Unruh.

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Family Matters is the programme conclusion of MdbK [in transit] as part of the 360° Fund for New City Cultures of the German Federal Cultural Foundation and is funded by:  Kulturstiftung des Bundes 360°; Stiftung Erlebnis Kunst, Kulturreferat der Russlanddeutschen; Stiftung für das sorbische Volk