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This fragment is part of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" carpet.
Through the fragment we trace the journey of the fragment owners and their collabs as they explore, experiment and creatively advance socially relevant themes. Here is the fragment as we are sending it on this three and a half-year journey.
Follow this story to observe the transformations the fragment undergoes over the course of these years...
The journey begins...
...with Dr. Karamba Diaby, Member of German Parliament
What do the German Basic Law and a cut-up carpet have in common?
I received a piece of a carpet from the Museum for Islamic Art in the Pergamon Museum. But don’t worry: it’s not a historical piece; it’s a reproduction of a carpet that usually hangs on Museum Island.
The Pergamon Museum is closed for renovations. During this time, the museum team cut up a newly woven carpet and sent its 100 pieces on a journey to all corners of the earth.
When I was offered a piece, I immediately agreed because I knew right away: this carpet must also visit the Bundestag on its journey! At the heart of our democracy.
My favorite article of the Basic Law is Article 3: 'All persons shall be equal before the law.' And: 'No one may be disadvantaged or favored because of their gender, descent, language, homeland, origin, belief, or religious or political views. No one shall be disadvantaged because of their disability.' To me, this means that only when all parts of society contribute, when the voices of all citizens are heard, do we establish a foundation on which we can stand. Like the many colorful threads that come together to make a carpet.
By the time the museum reopens in 2027, all 100 carpet pieces will reunite in Berlin. Then, many colorful stories will come together to tell the shared journey of the carpet.
And its stop with me in the Bundestag was part of that journey!
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About the Project
The Museum for Islamic Art's project, #CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the future, celebrates the transformative power of cultural exchange and the shared threads that unite us all. All the things we love, have loved and will ever love come from cultural exchange, migration and diversity, or as we like to call it #CulturalxCollabs.
100 carpet fragments, cut from a replica of the iconic dragon carpet, will travel the world (delivered by DHL). The fragments will ignite #CulturalxCollabs with co-creators, inspiring human ingenuity, fostering community and ultimately demonstrating how cultural exchange enriches all our lives.
Follow #CulturalxCollabs on Instagram as the project unfolds...
...or learn more here
Weaving the Future
Join us on a journey with 100 carpet fragments as they travel around the world for three and a half years, finding temporary homes while bridging cultural boundaries, fostering worldwide community united by the power of human stories.
Fragment Journeys
100 carpet fragments part of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" project. Follow their journeys through the ever changing owners' over three and a half years.
Where is the Dragon?
The star of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" project is a so-called Caucasian dragon carpet from the 17th century. A dragon carpet - all well and good - but: where is the dragon?
