Events

22 Aug 2024
18:00  - 21:00

Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich

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Museum Rietberg

Public event, Exhibition / Opening

Opening: "In Dialogue with Benin. Art, Colonialism and Restitution"

Museum Rietberg

On August 23, 2024, Museum Rietberg will open the new exhibition “In Dialogue with Benin. Art, Colonialism and Restitution”. The vernissage will take place on August 22, 2024 at 18:00, with performance, music and African food.

The exhibition explores the handling of colonial collections, injustice and responsibility, memory and healing and was created as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (BIS) and shows the processes and results of this collaborative research project. The exhibition will be accompanied by a joint BIS publication in German and English, which you can access via the following link: www.scheidegger-spiess.ch
 
Registration for the vernissage can be made via the Museum Rietberg website


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