What does colonial repair actually mean? Colonial repair begins with a conversation, but what does colonial repair actually mean? Moluccan community Nieuws Oral history Slavery and colonialism
6 June 2025 | Art in Dialogue with the Slavery Past of the Indian Ocean As a follow-up to the symposium The Dutch Slavery Past in the Indian Ocean, on Friday 6 June we go deeper at Museum Sophiahof with two remarkable international guests: writer Isna Marifa from Jakarta (Indonesia) and visual artist Thania Petersen from Cape Town (South Africa). Art and makers Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
RE:CAST – A new view of slavery and colonialism in the Moluccas Director Henry Timisela and artist Joao Loupatty talk about the themes of RE:CAST, the role of art in reinterpreting history and how it casts a new light on this complex past. Art and makers Exhibitions Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
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 Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
RE:CAST – Reflecting on slavery and colonialism in Maluku 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 Slavery and colonialism
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 Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
Speed dating during the Digital Decolonising course Our colleague Jaimie Pattipeilohy was invited as a speaker for Heritage Lab’s ‘Digital Decolonising’ course. An online course focused on sharing and on how to deal with (post-) and (de-)colonial perspectives. For two hours she had fascinating conversations; she takes you along. Education Language and heritage Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
Talk show: Listening to the silence. Slavery in the former Dutch East Indies On the evening of Thursday 26 January 2023 the first talk show takes place in the new programme series ‘Listening to the silence. Slavery in the former Dutch East Indies’. A collaboration between Het Indisch Herinneringscentrum, Stichting Pelita, Museum Sophiahof and Museum Maluku. Collaboration Music and performance Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
Ons Land – The Talkshow On Wednesday 7 September the Indisch Herinneringscentrum and Museum Maluku present the programme Ons Land – The Talkshow at the Tong Tong Fair. Host Feba Sukmana talks with enthusiastic guests who are engaged with their own family history and with the afterlife of the colonial past. Exhibitions Nieuws Oral history Slavery and colonialism
ONS LAND – Decolonisation, generations, stories The exhibition Ons Land is about Dutch colonial history in the East Indies and how it still works through the present. The voices of eight families form the heart of Ons Land. Exhibitions Moluccan community Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
From 8 February a new exhibition ‘OUR LAND – Decolonisation, generations, stories’ Together with the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, the Moluccan Historical Museum opens the semi-permanent exhibition ‘Ons Land – Dekolonisatie, generaties, verhalen’ at Museum Sophiahof on 8 February 2022. Exhibitions Moluccan community Slavery and colonialism
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 Nieuws Slavery and colonialism
