Date: 19 March to 2 April 2022
Location: Staustraße 16, temporary room

What happens when everyone just does what they want? Does the utopian idea of a four-day week, an unconditional basic income and the perfect work-life balance work? And when does a leisure activity actually become a hobby? The exhibition "frei|zeit - Sinn und Unsinn des Hobbys", which can be seen from 19 March to 2 April 2022 at Raum auf Zeit at Staustraße 16 in Oldenburg, deals with these topics.
The exhibition uses six themed islands to show how hobbies have developed historically, what significance they have in today's society, but also where the boundaries to addiction lie. The so-called guilty pleasures , i.e. hobbies that people prefer to keep secret because they are a little ashamed of them, and the question of the extent to which leisure activities can exclude certain people are also addressed.
The interactive design of the exhibition is intended to invite visitors to reflect on the importance of leisure in today's world and to look beyond their own hobbies.
The exhibition was curated by nine students from the 2020 Master's degree programme in Museum and Exhibition, who dealt intensively with curatorial processes as part of their studies - from finding a theme to finding a space and financing to the actual design of the exhibition. The project was supervised by Dr Jutta Moster-Hoos (first examiner) and Prof Dr Karen Ellwanger (second examiner).

Students:
Sabrina Alber
Jelle Hofs
Maxie Kiwitter
Ilka Kutscher
Annika Liebig
Verena Niederkofler
Claas-Lucas Siebels
Lara Wolf
Mara Woltering

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