Press Kit from 24 April 2026

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**Exhibition view: “Heavy Fabric”** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Christian Krug

Museum Europäischer Kulturen | Heavy Fabric. Women – Traditional Costume – Life Stories | 24.4.2026 – 29.3.2027

24.04.2026

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22.04.2026
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Detail of the Sunday dress of a farmer’s daughter, worn in Kéty / Giek (Swabian Turkey, Hungary) 1942
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM) / Photo: Oleg Kuchar

Festive garment of a farmer’s daughter, worn in Kljajićevo / Kernei / Kerény (Yugoslavia, now Serbia) c. 1933
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM) / Photo: Oleg Kuchar

A girl’s traditional costume from Kéty / Giek (Hungary), c. 1943
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM) / Photo: Oleg Kuchar

14-year-old girl in Zăbrani / Guttenbrunn / Temeshidegkút (Romania), 1933
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM)

Parish fair procession with a young couple in Neudorf (Banat, Romania), 1976
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM)

Fabric remnant made from re-sewn skirts
© Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum (DZM) / Photo: Oleg Kuchar

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Heavy Fabric
24.04.2026 to 29.03.2027

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