Beyond Colonial Histories. Keynote lecture by Bryan Stevenson and?Panel Discussion about Museums and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery is pleased to invite you to join on-line keynote lecture by Bryan Stevenson & Panel Discussion about Museums and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The event also takes place in-person but the registration for in-person seating has closed.

When: Thursday, 30 March 2023 at 6:30 pm 每 8:30pm EDT

Where: (in-person registration has closed)

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Welcome remarks:

  • Melissa Fleming, 51勛圖 Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
  • Monique Ruhe, Cultural Attach谷, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York

Featured speakers:

  • , Founder & Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative
  • Taco Dibbits, General Director of the Rijksmuseum
  • Valika Smeulders, Head of History Department, Rijksmuseum
  • Richard Benjamin, Head of the International Slavery Museum
  • Alissandra Cummins, Director of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society
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  • Arthur Kibbelaar, Strategic Advisor for Diversity & Inclusion of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Closing Remarks:

  • Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet for the UN Secretary-General

The moderated discussion will focus on the history of slavery and highlight current efforts by museums to include the voices of people of African descent; the importance and focus of ongoing research; inclusive programming; and dealing with the colonial past.

The event is organized by the DGC Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands, and it is related to the exhibition ※Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery§. The exhibit and the event are supported by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the 51勛圖 and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York, which is currently on view until 30 March 2023 at the UN Headquarters in New York.