Researcher and architect Ali T. As'ad conducted extensive archival research in Stuttgart, at the studio of Dr. Mahmoud Bodo Rasch. Discover his findings and his personal connection to this research in this exclusive article.
Head curator Yassine Salihine takes you on a journey through the exhibition ‘From Bauhaus to Mecca’.
Please note: the video is in Dutch. You can turn on English subtitles.
Produced by Smart Media Production, edited by Pien Kuijpers & Lydia van der Made, presented by Yassine Salihine
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