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MALUKU FEST 2026

On Saturday 19 September 2026 we bring the exhibition In Eigen Woorden to a festive close with Maluku Fest.

Exhibitions Moluccan community Moluccan culture Music and performance News

9 Jul 2026 Betty Titawano

Moluccan filmmaking in the spotlight during a remarkable series of events

More and more Moluccan makers are making themselves heard in the world of film. From video installations to documentaries and new fiction: Moluccan filmmaking is gaining an ever more visible platform.

Art and makers Exhibitions News

19 May 2025 Redactie

21 February – RE:CAST – The conversation

On Friday 21 February 2025, Museum Maluku and Stichting Pelita are hosting the joint Dialogue Table RE:CAST – The conversation.

Exhibitions News

31 Jan 2025 Redactie

11 October – Opening of the RE:CAST exhibition

In the exhibition RE:CAST, five talented young Moluccan artists of the third and fourth generation turn their attention to the story of slavery in the Moluccan archipelago, which until now has often been overlooked.

Art and makers Exhibitions News Slavery and colonialism

28 Aug 2024 Redactie

We have been nominated for the VriendenLoterij Museum Prize!

The VriendenLoterij Museum Prize has nominated Museum Maluku and the Indisch Herinneringscentrum with our exhibition ‘ONS LAND – Dekolonisatie, generaties, verhalen’!

Exhibitions Moluccan community News Slavery and colonialism

21 Jul 2024 Redactie

15 June – Opening of the MALUKU 2.0 exhibition

Museum Maluku warmly invites you to the opening of the new exhibition ‘MALUKU 2.0’ on Saturday 15 June. This video installation by film director, screenwriter and editor Mano Som is a contemporary tribute to centuries-old Moluccan dance forms.

Exhibitions Music and performance News

23 May 2024 Redactie

External exhibitions: working together and advising

Head of Collections Huib Akihary tells us more about the upcoming external exhibitions Museum Maluku has contributed to, such as Sejarah in Nistelrode.

Collection and archive Exhibitions News

21 Apr 2024 Huib Akihary

5 May – ONS LAND: The Freedom Show

Together with the Indisch Herinneringscentrum we pay festive tribute to the precious thing that freedom is and explore its profound meaning together.

Exhibitions News Oral history

8 Apr 2024 Redactie

Finissage ‘Uitgepakt – Van kist naar kast’

We are closing the exhibition in style with an evening full of inspiration, music, spoken word and good company.

Exhibitions Music and performance News

25 Jan 2024 Redactie

Now on view: the new exhibition Uitgepakt

Find yourself among more than 200 remarkable objects in the brand-new exhibition ‘Uitgepakt: Van Kist naar Kast’.

Collection and archive Exhibitions News

30 Oct 2023 Huib Akihary

In conversation with: museum director Harry Tupan

Over the past period the Drents Museum and Museum Maluku have been in regular contact. As Museum Maluku we have received and shared a great deal of knowledge and advice with the Drents Museum. This close collaboration and the forthcoming exhibition ‘Menyala’ at the Drents Museum were reason to talk with museum director Harry Tupan.

Collaboration Exhibitions News Oral history

28 Mar 2023 Redactie

Afgestoft: on Moluccans in the Netherlands

As part of the exhibition ‘Afgestoft: Membuka Tambo Lama’, Museum Maluku and Museum Sophiahof are hosting the public programme ‘Afgestoft: on Moluccans in the Netherlands’ on Saturday 25 March 2023. An afternoon centred on Moluccan art, culture and heritage.

Art and makers Exhibitions Language and heritage News

5 Mar 2023 Redactie

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