CulturalxCollabs: Fragment No. 28 highlighted © Museum für Islamische Kunst, Heiner BüldCulturalxCollabs: Fragment No. 28 highlighted © Museum für Islamische Kunst, Heiner Büld

Cultural x Collabs: Weaving the Future

Fragment No. 28

100 Fragment Journeys

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 fragement undergoes over the course of these years...

The journey begins...

...with Krishnakumar Rana of Cottbusbeats


Indian fusion dance in Cottbus

For me, dance transcends borders. Collaborating with people and music from diverse cultures and experimenting with dance styles from around the world, makes me feel deeply connected to the richness of our shared experiences. Passion fuels every step, and our movement to the beat and rhythm of music becomes a celebration of our collective journey.

















I am forever grateful to be part of this amazing project, which gave us the opportunity to take our fusion dancing to the next level at the CulturalxCollabs opening event at the museum island in Berlin.

CulturalxCollabs: Fragment No. 28 © Museum für Islamische Kunst, Heiner Büld

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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?