Our Colonial Heritage

Resilience

In Our Colonial Heritage, there is a explicit attention for the impact of the Dutch colonial past. And for the resilience, creativity and resistance of colonized countries and people. Because of it's history, the Tropenmuseum sees itself as the place to pay attention to this and contribute to the conversation about how that past still plays a role in contemporary life. The museum hopes to inspire people how they themselves can contribute to a more equal world.

Always of influence

By starting from the present, Our Colonial Heritage remains close to the visitors' world of experience. It also shows why thi ssubject is important and still has an inflluence on our lives. Hudreds of object, phtography, paintings and visual art show how colonialism still shapes the world and our thinking. And it aims to clarify the relationship between colonialism and inequality, exclusion and racism.