The Museum der Kulturen holds a significant collection of West African textiles that was assembled systematically in the mid-1970s. On a 16-month journey from Lagos to Dakar, which was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the curator of the Africa Department at that time, Renée Boser-Sarivaxévanis, and the present curator, Bernhard Gardi, collected roughly 1,000 textiles at markets in towns and villages, and directly from producers and owners. Now, a generation later, and on the occasion of the 50th independence anniversary of many African nations, the Museum der Kulturen presents an exhibition showing a rich selection of classical, and now rare, textile artworks from Mali, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

Opening times Tuesday-Sunday: 10.00 – 17.00 h fermé: 24./25. + 31.12.08 – 01.01.09 + 03./04.03.09 Entrance: Augustinergasse 8, 4051 Basel Admission fees: CHF 7.— / 5.— Happy Day: 1st Sunday in the month free admission Private tours: Please contact: T +41 (0)61 266 56 32 / info@mkb.ch Support Programme: The exhibition features a rich support programme including guided tours, lectures, podium discussions, stories about cloth, workshops and special offers for schools. Programme (pdf) Museum shop: For the duration of the exhibition the shop at the Museum der Kulturen is offering a select choice of African articles.

Entrance: Augustinergasse 8 / 4051 Basel / T +41 (0)61 266 56 00 / info@mkb.ch