Discover the vast expanse of the Dutch Colonial Empire, a formidable force in global history. From its origins in the 17th ...

Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname formally accepted an apology from ...

AMSTERDAM — The delicacy of one of the first objects in new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum belies its brutality. At the end of a thin iron rod are the artistically interwoven letters GWC — used ...

The tronco, meaning “tree trunk” serves as the centerpiece for Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery at the United Nations in New York (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic) In 1646, João ...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him to delay the long-awaited ...

A major exhibition that explores the history of slavery during the Dutch colonial period will travel to the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York this month for a four-week display.

In “Taking Manhattan,” author Russell Shorto writes about the deal that New Netherland Director General Peter Stuyvesant made with English military officer Richard Nicolls to transfer the Dutch colony ...

For the Indonesian artist Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, getting Luka dan Bisa Kubawa Berlari (Wounds and Venom I Carry as I’m Running) (2022), a monumental installation inspired by the Bible, on display at ...

<p>AMSTERDAM &mdash; The delicacy of one of the first objects in new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum belies its brutality. At the end of a thin iron rod are the artistically interwoven letters ...

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