Everyday Culture Collection II

The Everyday Culture II collection is divided into five sub-collections: Civilian Clothing and Textiles, Politics, Religious Cultures, Special Inventory, and Badges. It is organised according to both material-based and thematic criteria. The total collection currently comprises around 53,000 catalogued objects. The most extensive part consists of the textiles. The objects range from the Middle Ages to the present day, with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. It spans a wide period of time and is characterised by the social diversity of the objects’ provenance. Of particular note are chasubles from the 15th and 16th centuries, tapestries from the 16th and early 18th centuries, liveries from the court of Crown Prince Wilhelm and Princess Cecilie of Prussia, and costumes from the East Berlin fashion theatre group Allerleirauh from the 1980s.

The provenance of many of the objects shows the MfDG’s close ties with the various institutions and organisations of the GDR.