Museum der Kulturen Basel: Expeditions. The World in a Suitcase, as from 29 June 2012 (BILD)

Alfred Bühler and Willy Meyer’s truck loaded with expedition equipment in Rote, Indonesia, 1935. One aim of their research was the documentation of pre-industrial technologies in all domains of craft. It marked the beginning of the famous Basel textile collection and research. Photograph: MKB IIc 20324. Further text by ots and under www.presseportal.ch. The use […]