Fashion exhibition "Fabric stories - about globally moving materials"
Fashion moves us all - every day! But fashion is not just fashion. "Fast fashion" means that clothes are designed at lightning speed and sold cheaply - but often at the expense of people and the environment, especially in countries of the Global South.
The exhibition "Stories of Materials – About Materials on the Move Globally" by Engagement Global gGmbH, in cooperation with the City of Mainz and the Agenda Office, reveals what really lies behind cotton, leather, wool, polyester, and other materials.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, April 18, at 3 p.m., in Mainz’s Römerpassage (1st floor).
In addition to expert input from FEMNET e.V., which has been advocating for decades for better working conditions for women in the garment industry, social human rights, fair fashion, and fair procurement, there will be a guided tour of the exhibition, and an open “repair station” invites visitors to try out textile techniques. The Mainz-based band “Alex Flora” will perform.
Two additional events as part of the exhibition invite visitors to delve deeper into “fast fashion” and global textile production:
- Fashion Pub Quiz at the food-sharing café “krumm&schepp” on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. Reserve a table for up to five people here (opens in a new tab).
- Movie night and lecture on “Secret Workshops” on Wednesday, April 29, at 5 p.m., Römerpassage (1st floor).
Registration for the guided tours, workshops, and events is available via email at aussenstelle.mainzengagement-globalde until the day before.
Individual group tours outside of the scheduled times are also available. Inquiries via: aussenstelle.mainzengagement-globalde
The exhibition is open until May 2, weekdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
There is a clothing swap rack on site: Bring well-preserved and freshly washed clothes, swap them, and enjoy!
Free guided tours of the exhibition and upcycling workshops (including felting, sashiko, patches, hand stitching, sewing on buttons/hemming buttonholes).
An overview of scheduled events can be found here (opens in a new tab).
The exhibition is presented by the Mainz branch of Engagement Global gGmbH as part of the Development-Related Education in Germany (EBD) program. The EBD program aims to motivate people to critically engage with global developments and encourage their own commitment to sustainable development. The event is organized in cooperation with the AGENDA Office Mainz.
The Fair Trade City campaign is coordinated by
the AGENDA Office,
Department of Urban Research and Sustainable Urban Development,
Dr. Sabine Gresch
Email: agenda-infostadt.mainzde
mainz.de/fairtrade (opens in a new tab)
fairtrade-stadt-mainz.de (opens in a new tab)