Altona: Between land and sea

and cul -tural-historical from the fields of arts and crafts, shipping, life, and work in the countryside and in the city. seven In the following Vanessa her curatorial work at the institution. begins by outlining key aspects of Altona’s history and its special relationship with the river and the regional hinterland, before mov-ing on to discuss three recent exhibitions. All three exhibitions were multi-faceted projects, using works of art to gain insights into the historical past. Through these displays, Hirsch reflects on the agency of regional cultures in the global age and their capacity to nurture contemporary mythologies.