Muslim InVisibilities: Creating Relationships
Intervention

Permanent exhibition
Museum Europäischer Kulturen

Muslim life has been part of European everyday cultures for centuries. But is this also reflected by the artefacts in MEK's collection? What are these objects? What do they tell us about the people who made and used them?

Some of the answers to these questions are addressed in the installation Muslim InVisibilities, an intervention in the permanent exhibition Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe. It looks at the relationships that are established by, with and to objects in Muslim everyday practices. The objects are seen as connectors: they connect their users to God, to historical figures and contemporaries, and to places beyond everyday life. But not only that: The objects themselves are also connected. Some come from the same place or time. Others are made of similar materials or have similar functions and meanings.

All the objects in Muslim InVisibilities invite the visitor to engage with them. They may evoke memories, they may raise questions, they may simply bring joy to the viewer.


An intervention in the collection presentation Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe of the Museum Europäischer Kulturen – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Necklace, on loan from Nadia Kabalan
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Christian Krug

08.08.2024 to 13.04.2025

Exhibition view: “Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe”
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Ute Franz-Scarciglia

Permanent exhibition

Mondayclosed
Tuesdayclosed
Wednesday10 am to 5 pm
Thursday10 am to 5 pm
Friday10 am to 5 pm
Saturday11 am to 6 pm
Sunday11 am to 6 pm

Visitor Entrance

Arnimallee 25
14195 Berlin

U-Bahn: Dahlem-Dorf
Bus: U Dahlem-Dorf, Limonenstraße, Domäne Dahlem

Service
Strollers and wheelchairs can be borrowed from the ticket desk.

Access
Wheelchair users can access the exhibition via two ramps. There is no floor-based guidance system. Audiovisual media have no subtitles.

partially wheelchair accessible

Tel 030 - 266 42 42 42 (Mon - Fri, 9 am - 4 pm)
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Related Links

Museum and the City: “Muslimische UnSichtbarkeiten: Geschichte(n) teilen” on the blog of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (German only)