For over 500 years, Turkey and Germany have shared deep and diverse historical connections—bridging stories and phenomena in art, science, economy, literature, music, and everyday life.
Yet, these rich historical traces are often treated as exceptions, complex realities are reduced to a single dominant narrative: the eternal migrants, the guest workers, the ultimate “other.”
Beyond these longstanding historical ties, the present reveals a different truth: today, people with a family background from Turkey are no longer just migrants. They are an integral part of German and European society shaping its future.
At TAM*, these historically unseen “exception stories” become the rule. We celebrate transculturality as an intrinsic and enriching part of human history—one that has always been there.
At TAM Museum, we embrace and cherish the ambiguous. We believe that learning to tolerate and appreciate cultures different from our own is not an act of concession but an opportunity for growth, understanding, and connection.
Museums have the power to contribute on many levels to such a new cultural understanding. That is why we set out to establish a new museum.
TAM Museum was founded with the help of the many as a gGmbH on April 2nd 2025 in Berlin, a non-profit institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, and showcasing the untold transcultural narratives that open up the understanding of German-Turkish heritage.
TAM Museum already has a growing archive of oral histories, artifacts, and historical research and is building partnerships with cultural institutions to create a long-term impact.
From historical archives to contemporary art, oral history projects to interactive exhibitions, TAM Museum will be a space where past and present meet, where diverse voices are heard, and where new understandings of identity and belonging emerge.
The first steps are to launch digital and pop-up exhibitions in Germany.
Our long-term goal is to give TAM Museum a physical home in Berlin.
Our long-term goal is to give TAM Museum a physical home in Berlin.
TAM Museum is more than just a museum
—it’s a movement for cultural memory, dialogue, and representation.
—it’s a movement for cultural memory, dialogue, and representation.
*TAM means many things in Turkish:
whole, complete, exact, full, proper, just, accurate.
whole, complete, exact, full, proper, just, accurate.
