Can a museum go into therapy? What does it mean to decolonize an institution? Questions asked by Mirjam Linschooten (DAI, 2017) & Sameer Farooq in their film The Museum Visits a Therapist. Screening followed by a panel discussion on April 19, 2024 at Museum Sophiahof. Watch the trailer here.
The Museum Visits a Therapist (19 min.) navigates the history
of violence, religion and trade that shaped the collection
of the Amsterdam Tropenmuseum (today Wereldmuseum).
With a focus on repair and restitution, the film asks:
What if the museum visited a therapist?
Organised by the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, including
a panel discusion with the makers, writer Jos van Beurden,
historian Ligia Giay and curator Paul Voogt.
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