Multaka

Multaka (Arabic: meeting point) was designed as an innovative project for educational exchange between refugees and other visitors from the Middle East and North Africa.

During discussions in the visitors' language, specially trained Multaka Guides provide information and new insights about museum items typically originating from Arab and other Middle Eastern cultures.

[4] For Syrian Multaka guide Kefah Ali Deeb, a statue of the Syro-Phoenician deity Hadad is an example of the origins of her homeland's religions in ancient myths.

[5] The project's intention to present museum objects as an expression of appreciation for Islamic cultures in an educational way for migrants has been followed by similar activities.

[7] In 2022, museums and archaeological sites in Athens, Greece, launched tours with intercultural guides for Greek, English, French, Arabic and Persian.

[12] The same year, the Historical Museum in the Swiss capital Bern started a new Multaka project, after having organized and trained local guides from Afghanistan, Iran, Kurdistan, Palestine and Eritrea since 2015.