What do a football shirt, a silk bow tie and a coat hanger have in common? Paderborn University students asked themselves this question in the seminar "Small textile things - a walk through the city" and presented their answers to the public in an exhibition with the same title. The objects are silent contemporary witnesses and until recently lay dormant with other "little things" in the depot of the Paderborn City Museum and in the City and District Archive. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, 30 April, at 5 pm. Until 15 June, interested visitors will have the opportunity to discover the stories behind the 14 objects and immerse themselves in the past by starting at the City Museum and following the traces of the "little textile things" through the streets and squares of Paderborn.

"Our research brought to light fascinating object stories, stories that are closely linked to the city of Paderborn," says Dr. Regina L?sel, who led the seminar at Paderborn University. The objects tell of British-German sports clubs, the fate of Jewish merchants in times of National Socialism, the tradition of marksmanship, the workers' and soldiers' councils and town anniversaries, the memories of which have been preserved in artistically designed cloths. "The exhibition creates a unique link between the city museum and the urban space. Historical objects in the museum refer to places in the city that interested visitors can explore on a walk," explains L?sel.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the Paderborn City Museum, the Paderborn City and District Archive and the Chair of Cultural Studies of Fashion and Textiles at Paderborn University.

This text was translated automatically.