A yellow school bag filled with a calculator, photo and books. 

Back in time

What’s in your school bag?

A time machine with three pictures of schoolchildren from three different eras.

The time traveler’s school uniform

Game

Gear up for sports and fair play

A wall with patches from a quilt with different symbols, colors and textile techniques

Create your own

A patchwork of skills

A cork wall with photos of schoolchildren

Discovery image

Clothing and cultural diversity

A photo album with photos of 5 different soft toys and dolls. 

Interactive Book

Memories of dolls and teddy bears

Three photos, one edited, one real and one generated with AI. 

Quiz

Real beauty and fake images

A wall with photos of African-Americans. 

Gallery

Colors of school life

A Japanese Samuari warrior in uniform in front of a yellow background. 

Superpowers in every fiber

A map of Africa with textiles from the different regions and a picture of two children in African clothing. 

An African pattern safari

Are you a smart shopper?

Discover how fabrics and textiles help us express who we are! Join us on an interactive journey to explore your identity. This exhibition celebrates the diversity of fabrics in the classroom and beyond. Travel through time to uncover the stories behind school bags and uniforms. Meet brave dolls and teddy bears, challenge beauty standards, and immerse yourself in the art and craft of textiles from around the world.

From school uniforms to beauty standards

An animation with artifacts from the exhibition "Fabrics of Identity". 

A schoolboy traveling through time, a yellow school bag with a calculator and books and a basketball player with her ball. 

Fabrics of Identity

From school uniforms to beauty standards

In this exhibition

What’s in your school bag?

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Fabrics of Identity

From school uniforms to beauty standards

In this exhibition

What’s in your school bag?

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