On display in Paris until January 15: Mirror of the world in Musée du Luxembourg

For people who might go to Paris in December and early January, this might be a nice tip (of course … More

Evolutie in 20 jaar slavernijtentoonstellingen: 2001-2021

Slavernij tentoonstellingen van 2001 tot 2021 Deze week zag ik ongeveer de tiende tentoonstelling met het thema slavernij in de … More

From the book: Cupido and Sideron. Two ‘Moors’ at the court of Orange: The arrival of Cupido

Two young boys, Cupido and Sideron, arrived in the eighteenth century as enslaved children in The Hague at the court … More

Dirk Valkenburg De Slavendans ca 1707, o/d 58 x 46 Kopenhagen Statens Museum for Kunst

Looking back at the painting The Slave-dance 1707 by Dirk Valkenburg

NL versie hier The Great Suriname Exhibition, in 2019 in De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, featured a modest painting with … More

2018: Contemporary ‘stained glass’ by Kehinde Wiley and the Singh Twins

Similarities and Differences between Kehinde Wiley and the Singh Twins Kehinde Wiley During my visit to Bozar in Brussels in … More

From Cupido and Sideron: childen as gifts/kinderen als cadeautjes

In the eighteenth and other centuries it was quite normal in Europe to give African children as gifts. The French governor in Senegal, Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers, describes in letters how he selects children for the high nobility in France. 1786: “I am just buying a little African girl of two or three years old to send to Madame the Duchess of Orleans […]. Her eyes are like little stars and her appearance is so soft and calm that I am moved to tears when I think of her. “

Accara een desperado in tijden van slavernij II: Suriname, moord en Fourgeoud

Accara: slaafgemaakte, rebellenleider, desperado en pensionado Tijdens mijn zoektocht naar documenten en gegevens voor mijn boek Cupido en Sideron. Twee Moren … More