Rotterdam Kunsthal Examines Colonial History in New Exhibition
Kunsthal Rotterdam presents Acknowledge Rebuild – Wunderkammers of Rotterdam’s Colonial Past, developed in collaboration with Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen during the Slavery Memorial Year.
【1-Day Tour Routes】Netherlands' Top 3 Cities Day Tour | Rotterdam & Delft & The Hague - Departure from Amsterdam

Exhibition Focus
Curated by artist patricia kaersenhout, the project inverts historical 17th- and 18th-century cabinets of curiosities. Western dominant culture is reframed as a curiosity to question why examining colonial downsides remains challenging.

Works and Contributions
Over 30 artworks from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, paired with items from Rotterdam museums and the City Archives.
Installations created by artists Bouba Dola, Tommy van der Loo, Devika Chotoe, Ada M. Patterson, and anthropologist Gloria Wekker.
Audio contributions from five local residents via Verhalenhuis Belvédère examining past and present impacts.
The display addresses colonial backgrounds in local heritage collections and local demographics, noting one in eight Rotterdam residents has an enslaved ancestor.

