A living archive of Moluccan heritage
Discover collections, stories, knowledge and perspectives that connect past, present and future.
Museum Maluku
Discover, explore, connect and contribute
Moluccan heritage lives in collections, stories, knowledge and people. Discover how past and present are connected, and how stories are researched, shared and passed on.
Community
From the community
Museum Maluku is not just a place to look at. What is preserved here has been brought together by people who are themselves part of this story and it is still being added to. Visitors here are also makers of meaning.
Lees onze verhalen“What lay at home in a box turns out to be part of a much bigger story. It was only when I saw it again here that I understood that.”
Featured story
The collection is becoming accessible step by step
Art & makers
Makerschap in vele vormen
Hedendaagse makers geven op uiteenlopende manieren vorm aan wat er leeft. In beeld, performance, fotografie, muziek, ontwerp en onderzoek ontstaan nieuwe perspectieven op Moluks erfgoed, identiteit en de wereld van nu.
Interview
University of Amsterdam
What does colonial repair mean, and how can conversations contribute to greater understanding, connection and reflection?
Story
Molukse makers van nu
Image, performance and sound as ways to explore Moluccan identity, not as a look back, but as something made now.
Exhibition
Ed Leatemia
Meet 15 Moluccan role models through the lens of photographer Ed Leatemia.
Collection
Dive into the collection
Not a closed database, but an archive that keeps growing. Every object carries names, places and events with it, far from all of them known.
Archive
From the photo archive
One of thousands of photographs from the first decades in the Netherlands. The names of many of the people pictured were never recorded.
Verhalenmodule
Share what you know
Onze collectie bevat duizenden objecten, foto’s en documenten. Maar niet ieder verhaal is compleet.
Archives
Archives in the collection
Composite archives centred on people and organisations bring related material together and open a targeted search directly in the online collection.
Fieldwork
Wyldemerck: a residential camp underground
At the site of the former dwelling camp, everyday objects surface material that was in no archive at all.
Do you recognise someone, a place or an event?
Your knowledge can add to the story. Names, dates and locations we are missing often still lie with families at home.
Knowledge & research
Go deeper
Are you a maker, researcher, or working for an institution? Here you can find out how to proceed with research, collection loans, image use, and other requests related to Museum Maluku’s collection.
Requests
Wat wil je mogelijk maken?
Recognise your situation and see what you can request. Each route takes you to a page that explains exactly what is needed.
Loan
Welk materiaal past bij jouw verhaal?
Are you working on an exhibition or public presentation where material from Museum Maluku’s collection could add meaning? Explore what is possible and discuss a collection loan with us.
Auteursrechten
Waar wil je het materiaal voor gebruiken?
What you need depends on what you are creating. Find your situation and see what your request should include.
Get involved
Become part of the living archive
An archive only stays alive if people keep adding to it. What isn't recorded now— a name with a photo, a story told at the table, a box in the attic—can no longer be traced in twenty years. Taking part isn't extra here: it's how this collection came to be.
