The encounter of the worlds in the Near East at the time of the crusades is of great importance to European history as well as of current interest, as recent political events demonstrate.

The special exhibition deals with the encounter of the cultures in the Near East at the time of the crusaders and shows that this encounter also included – besides armed conflicts – peaceful relations and cultural exchange.

A cooperative project of the Reiss Engelhorn Museums Mannheim, the State Museum Nature and Man Oldenburg and the State Museum of Prehistory Halle.