Rijksmuseum exhibitions tell stories – stories that generate dialogue and offer a range of perspectives on t

he collection. We achieve this by placing the collection in an international context and by highlighting socially relevant topics that have so far received insufficient attention.

Slavery is an integral part of history, a history that concerns us all. Engaging in depth with our slavery past to form a more complete picture will help us better understand Dutch society today. This is why the Rijksmuseum – the Netherlands’ national museum for art and history – will next year stage an exhibition on the theme of slavery. […]

In the final section of the exhibition, visitors will be able incorporate their impressions and reactions in the Look At Me Now project: with the help of artists David Bade and Tirzo Martha from Instituto Buena Bista in Curaçao, they will contribute to ten new art works based on the ten personal stories told in the exhibition.

Text courtesy of rijksmuseum.nl

For more information and updates on this exhibition, and the project with David Bade and Tirzo Martha, please go to: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/slavery