Celebrating Womanhood
The Linden-Museum preserves around 450 objects from the cultural heritage of the Chagga people in northern Tanzania, which were brought to Stuttgart between 1885 and 1918 during the German colonial period, often in violent circumstances.
Into the Lacquer Cabinet
Our conservator Andrea Steffen explains the conservation preparations for the reopening of the lacquer cabinet.
Gerda Henkel Fellowship
Dr. Valence Valerian Silayo conducts research at the Chagga Collection for two years as a Gerda Henkel Fellow.
Zurich Declaration 2024
Declaration of the Annual Conference of Directors of Ethnographic and World Cultures Museums and Collections in German-speaking Countries
Amidst Wind and Sky
Aman Mojadidi works with visitors to the Stuttgart – Afghanistan exhibition to design a flag that opposes extremism.
Dialogue with Cameroon
Exchange on possible ways of returning cultural assets and sustainable cooperation with Cameroon.
Stuttgart – Afghanistan
Far away or very close? The exhibition tells of the multi-layered connections between Stuttgart, Germany and Afghanistan. It displays historical objects, pre-Islamic and Islamic art as well as significant everyday objects.