2023-2025
Sudanese Archaeological Heritage in a Changing World
German Museums hold among the world’s most important collections of Sudanese archaeological and ethnographic material. These Sudanese collections represent a great resource for the study of aspects of Sudanese culture that are virtually unknown in Sudan itself. They have been used relatively little, even by specialists in the field of Sudanology. These collections include material from different geographical areas and historical periods of Sudan’s history. The collections of German Museums offer the potential to contribute to imagining and displaying the diversity and plurality of Sudan in new ways. My project intends to expand knowledge of these collections beyond the confines of the German Museums for a Sudanese public, to map their contents, revisit their presentation, and discuss their significance for a more plural and inclusive Sudan – beyond its historical and political fragmentation. I will try to contribute to a better access and information on the archaeological, historical, and ethnographic material in Germany, and will focus on the history and heritage of Sudan and its diversity over time and within different regions, and thus contribute to the development and teaching of museology in Sudan.