Searching for barracks together On Saturday 11 June a bus full of former residents of the Wyldemerck camp travelled from Waalwijk, via Ridderkerk, to Friesland. The aim of the day was a field inspection. Curator Huib Akihary came along and gives a short report. News Residential camps Wyldemerck
The importance of the fourth generation “That the voice of young Moluccans is not always taken seriously is nothing new. People often speak about, but not with, young Moluccans.” In his column, editorial team member Miguell Kaidel goes deeper into the importance of the fourth generation. Column Moluccan community News
The impact of Pattimura On Sunday 15 May – Hari Pattimura – Museum Maluku is holding the panel discussion The impact of Pattimura at Museum Sophiahof. Different generations talk about the question ‘how does Pattimura's story resonate today?’ Moluccan community News
Project Wyldemerck In 2022 Museum Maluku is working with Moluks Erfgoed on the archaeology project ‘Wyldemerck: searching together for barracks in the woods’. Language and heritage News Residential camps Wyldemerck
BETADISINI X National Moluccan Monument✨ At the place where the first transport ship arrived, at the Lloydkade in Rotterdam, there is to this day nothing to show that a historic event took place there. The national monument will be a tribute to this 1st generation of Moluccans and their families and an acknowledgement of the shared past. Arrival in the Netherlands Commemoration and monuments Moluccan community News
A forgotten history of 70 years on the way home? Coen Verbraak on ‘De Molukkers’ Coen Verbraak's documentary about Moluccans in the Netherlands, examined critically by Fridus Steijlen. Commemoration and monuments Moluccan history News Slavery and colonialism
Fireflies as a sign of presence ✨ Jeftha Pattikawa is project leader at the National Archives and the initiator of Verloren Banden. He shines his light on his family members. Together with Rocky Hehakaija, Jeftha hosts BETA DISINI ’21 on Sunday 21 March at 12:00 on this site. Collection and archive Column News
CBS report on Moluccans in the Netherlands. What do the figures say? In 2020 Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published the report ‘Moluccans in the Netherlands. The socio-economic position of Moluccan migrants, their children and grandchildren’. That CBS report came as a surprise. Moluccan community Moluccan migration News
The Aponno delegation, the first steps towards the passage Why did the Aponno delegation bring a court case, and was that, in hindsight, the first step towards the passage of Moluccans to the Netherlands? Arrival in the Netherlands News
Molukse Dialogen How diverse is the Moluccan community in the Netherlands and how does this affect Moluccan identity? Moluccan community Moluccan culture News
Time for the Moluccan perspective Teacher and entrepreneur Erno Pickee is making a graphic novel about the Moluccas. One important difference: the Moluccan perspective takes centre stage. Art and makers Moluccan history News
Time for the Moluccan perspective Teacher and entrepreneur Erno Pickee is making a graphic novel about Maluku. An important difference; the Moluccan perspective is at its heart. Art and makers Moluccan history News
