The exhibition “Dekoloniale – what remains?!” addresses Berlin’s centuries-long entanglement in the global history of enslavement and colonialism and critically examines this violent past.
It looks at three prominent places of coloniality in Berlin-Mitte: The Museum Nikolaikirche, housing thee tombs of colonial figures, the (post-)colonial memorial that is the African Quarter and the "Asian-Pacific Streets" in the Wedding district, as well as the historical venue of the 1884/1885 Berlin Conference on Wilhelmstraße 92:
"Remembrance. Apology. Reparation." | Wilhelmstraße 92, 10117 Berlin
"Paths of Remembrance" | African Quarter and "Asian-Pacific" Streets, 13351 Berlin
"Colonial Ghosts - Resistant Spirits. Church, Colonialism and Beyond" & "Inscribed. Colonialism, Museum and Resistance" | Museum Nikolaikirche, 10178 Berlin
Dates
1. Guided tour through the exhibition "Dekoloniale - what remains?!"
The tour highlights the history of the Nikolaikirche and the Stadtmuseum Berlin in the context of slave trade and colonialism, incorporating the artistic positions of the current Dekoloniale Art Residencies.
Dates : Sat 23.11. + 14.12. + 28.12. + 11.01. + 25.01. + 08.02. + 22.02. + 08.03. + 22.03. + 12.04. + 26.04. + 10.05. + 24.05.
Time: 1 - 2pm
Address: Museum Nikolaikirche, Nikolaikirchplatz, 10117 Berlin
Price: 10 EUR / 3 EUR (reduced)
Tickets via https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de...
2. Guided Tour to Wilhelmstr. 92 with Mnyaka Sururu Mboro
Mnyaka Sururu Mboro guides us to the venue of the Berlin Conference of 1884/1885 and sheds light on the historical significance of the site, the African resistance and the demands for apology and compensation.
Dates: Sat | 07.12. + 04.01. + 01.02. + 05.04. + 03.05. + 07.06. + 05.07. + 02.08.
Time: 1-3pm
Meeting point: Metro station M*-Straße / Exit Wilhelmstraße, 10117 Berlin
Price : 12 Euro | 5 Euro (reduced) | Free until 6 years
Tickets via https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de...
3. A Tour of the African Quarter with Mnyaka Sururu Mboro
Mynaka Sururu Mboro guides us through Berlin's African Quarter and sheds light on the renmaing process of the streets and the reorganisation of memory culture towards an appreciation of African resistance.
Dates: Sat | 21.12. + 18.01. + 15.02. + 19.04. + 17.05.
Time: 1-3pm
Meeting point: Metro station Afrikanische Straße / Exit Swakopmunder Str., 13351 Berlin
Price : 12 Euro | 5 Euro (reduced) | Free until 6 years
Tickets via https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de...
“Dekoloniale – what remains?!” is a joint project by Berlin Postkolonial eV, Each One Teach One (EOTO) eV and the Initiative Black People in Germany (ISD-Bund eV), the learning and remembrance site “Remembering Colonialism” and the Berlin City Museum Foundation as part of the model project Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City. The project is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Federal Cultural Foundation.
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