WS 2023/24

Excursion to the concentration camp memorial Oberer Kuhberg

Summer semester 2024

Excursion to the "working museum"

Technoseum Mannheim (detail: weaving mill from Elzach)

On June 15, 2024 Sophia Merkel with participants of the seminar "Textile history between technology and consumer history" and interested students visited the Technoseum in Mannheim.
Sabine Hüttner, demonstration technician, gave a guided tour of the museum's diverse exhibits, which illustrated textile production. The participants were able to operate various exhibits such as spinning wheels and looms themselves and try out what had been discussed in the seminar and experience the physical demands of the various devices. One of the highlights was the demonstration of a faithfully reconstructed weaving mill, operated in the 19th and 20th centuries by the Störr family from Elzach (see photo). Driven by a water wheel, the seven looms, among other things, showed the great noise pollution and dangers to which the people working in the weaving mill were exposed.
We would especially like to thank Sabine Hüttner for the informative and exciting demonstration and the Geistsoz student council for the financial support.

Excursion to the Linden Museum, Stuttgart

On July 20, 2024, Andrea Acle-Kreysing and the participants of her seminar visited the exhibition *Stuttgart-Afghanistan* at the Linden-Museum in Stuttgart, which deals with the dynamics of knowledge exchange and cultural mediation. During the tour, Ms. Hüge gave us a fascinating insight into numerous historical objects, works of art and everyday objects.

We were particularly impressed by the involvement of people from the Stuttgart region who have a personal connection to Afghanistan in the preparation of the exhibition. Their contributions in the form of memories, thoughts and loans enriched our view and created a valuable link to the present. We also appreciated how the exhibition offered a new perspective on a German research expedition to Afghanistan in the 1960s by including actors from both countries.

We would like to thank the GeistSoz student council for their financial support and our wonderful museum guide, Ms. Hüge!