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12 October 2024 until 25 January 2026
In a multifaceted exhibition Deutsches Ledermuseum in Offenbach/Main explores the cultural history of the bag as an article of daily use, fashion item, and luxury good used the world over.always at hand: THE BAG
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With the multimedia project space, the German Leather Museum is inviting visitors to familiarize themselves with the millennia-old material that is leather.THAT’S LEATHER!
From A to Z
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The exhibition forms a cross-section of the unparalleled inventory of the German Leather Museum and presents the highlights of this extraordinary collection.LEATHER.
WORLD. HISTORY. PRESENTATION OF THE COLLECTION MARKING 100 YEARS OF THE GERMAN LEATHER MUSEUM
Retrospective
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5 November 2023 until 11 August 2024
With this participatory exhibition project, Deutsches Ledermuseum is inviting everyone to slip into the role of curator and help decide what is shown in an exhibition.YOUR MUSEUM
Revisiting the collection
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12 November 2022 until 7 January 2024
The Deutsches Ledermuseum uses selected exhibits to trace the cultural history of handwear, illustrating the many facets of this underrated accessory.THE GLOVE
More than fashion
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1 April 2022 until 26 March 2023
To mark the TSATSAS brand’s 10th anniversary Esther and Dimitrios Tsatsas provide at the German Leather Museum an insight into their creative work .TSATSAS
past present future
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26 October 2019 until 16 January 2022
The exhibition is based on the German Leather Museum’s unique shoe collection and is firmly centered around shoes, their design, and their cultural significance.STEP BY STEP
Shoe.Design through the Ages
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3 October 2020 until 16 January 2022
With the exhibition the German Leather Museum turns its attention to the ambiguous aesthetics of its exhibits made of leather, similar or alternative materials, taking a critical look at its own collection.beastly beautiful?
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14 June 2018 until 2 February 2020
With this presentation, the German Leather Museum tried out a new educational and display format in its permanent ethnological exhibition.IN CONTEXT:
Objects from Africa tell their stories - Safe and sound!
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22 June 2018 until 3 February 2019
The studio exhibition relied on 40 items to trace the precise development of the accessory and the emergence of specific types of bags.IN FOCUS: BAGS
FUNCTIONAL, DECORATIVE, FASHIONABLE
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17 March 2017 until 22 October 2017
The multimedia installation was entirely centered around the fascinating material that is leather.LINKING LEATHER
The Diversity of Leather
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3 July 2016 until 26 February 2017
In keeping with the overall idea of leather accompanying us throughout our lives, the exhibited objects outlined a fictional cycle of life.LEATHER
A lifelong Companion
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13 March 2016 until 18 March 2016
An interactive installation to mark the 2016 LuminaleLEATHER IN THE LIGHT!
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19 December 2014 until 28 June 2015
The exhibition included new solutions for familiar and ever more new tasks relating to the topic of bags.BAGS!
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22 March 2014 until 7 December 2014
For the first time, the German Leather Museum presented 40 prototypes from Roger Vivier’s, who left his mark on 20th-century shoe design the world over.ROGER VIVIER
footWEAR
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29 August 2012 until 12 January 2013
An exhibition on the work of the restoration studio at the German Leather Museum on the occasion of the international conference of the ICOM-CC working group ‘Leather and Related Materials’.A RACE AGAINST TRANSIENCE