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Bridal Cap (Mychlama fes), Bakhchysarai (Crimea, today Ukraine), presumably early 19th century, II C 323,
Bridal Cap (Mychlama fes), Bakhchysarai (Crimea, today Ukraine), presumably early 19th century, II C 323, © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Christian Krug
View of Bakhchysarai, in the foreground a minaret of the palace mosque, Hans Findeisen, 1929, VIII Eu 1251
View of Bakhchysarai, in the foreground a minaret of the palace mosque, Hans Findeisen, 1929, VIII Eu 1251 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen
Carpet (Kilim), Fergana Valley (today Uzbekistan), 1960s, II C 2704
Carpet (Kilim), Fergana Valley (today Uzbekistan), 1960s, II C 2704 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Michael Mohr
August Wilhelm Kiesewetter, Tatar Coffee Houses at the Bazaar in Bakhchysarai (Crimea), 1846
August Wilhelm Kiesewetter, Tatar Coffee Houses at the Bazaar in Bakhchysarai (Crimea), 1846 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen
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Crimean Tatar Objects at the Museum Europäischer Kulturen – Visibility Instead of Marginalization

This three-year project is dedicated to the academic exploration of a previously unstudied collection of several hundred objects and photographs related to the material culture of the Crimean Tatars, most of which arrived in Berlin in the early 20th century. The goal is to systematically examine the provenance, usage contexts, and collection history of these artifacts and, in collaboration with Crimean Tatar experts, to open up current perspectives on a cultural heritage endangered by war, exile, and occupation.

Institution: Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK) – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lead researcher: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Tietmeyer (MEK)
Research associate: Dr. Matthias Thaden (MEK)
Duration: 2025 to 2028

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