Decentralised exhibition at various locations in Berlin-Mitte

On November 14, 2024, the model project Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City and the Stadtmuseum Berlin will open their decentralized exhibition “Dekoloniale – what remains?!” It explores Berlin’s centuries-long entanglement in the global history of slavery and colonialism and critically examines this violent past.

The exhibition features three significant sites of coloniality in Berlin-Mitte: the Museum Nikolaikirche, housing the tombs of colonial figures, the (post)colonial memorial that is the "Afrikanisches Viertel" ["African Quarter"] and the "Asiatisch-Pazifische Straßen" ["Asian-Pacific Streets"] in Berlin-Wedding, and the historical venue of the 1884/85 Berlin Conference on Wilhelmstraße 92. The exhibition goes beyond merely exposing the colonial racism embedded in these public spaces by overwriting it with the stories of resistance from African, Asian, and diasporic communities.

“Dekoloniale – what remains?!” concludes the inaugural phase of Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City. It poses the question: What does it mean to maintain a lasting, consistent memory?

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