An exhibition in Berlin is showcasing Afghan women’s embroidery, exploring how the craft is passed down through generations and the place it holds in Afghan diaspora communities.
”Connecting Threads” opened on September 26, 2026, at the Dahlem Research Campus, part of Berlin’s State Museums, and runs until March 8, 2027. It brings together embroidered fabrics, textile objects and personal stories.
Azita Ibrahimi, a Germany-based artist and art historian from Herat, co-curated the exhibition with Dr Melanie Krebs, a curator at Berlin’s Ethnological Museum.
“This art and the women who create it have, for years, not received the recognition they deserve,” Ibrahimi wrote on her Facebook page.
She dedicated the exhibition to the women of Afghanistan, expressing hope that conversations about their lives would acknowledge their art, creativity and contributions to culture alongside the hardships and deprivation they face.
According to the museum, the exhibition explores how embroidery patterns, colours and techniques preserve family memories and cultural identity, and how they take on new meanings after migration.
