David Byrne’s history lesson at the Rijksmuseum

David Byrne spent the morning before his JAI discussion on October 18, 2014 exploring the Rijksmuseum. He has now written a piece about the collection, but also about Dutch colonial history. “How do these immigrant folks who visit the museum react to seeing room after room of the triumphant Dutch dominating their former homelands…and the Dutch wealth …



David Byrne spent the morning before his JAI discussion on October 18, 2014 exploring the Rijksmuseum. He has now written a piece about the collection, but also about Dutch colonial history. “How do these immigrant folks who visit the museum react to seeing room after room of the triumphant Dutch dominating their former homelands…and the Dutch wealth that resulted?”. Read it here


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