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Long Night of the Museums 08.09.2024 0:00 - 2:00
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Family Day 20.10.2024 10:00 - 17:00
Christmas Eve 24.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00
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St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
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New Year´s Eve 31.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
New Year´s Day 01.01.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Saint Berchtold 02.01.2025 10:00 - 19:00
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Closed on public holidays. Closed 29.7.-19.8.2024 (Stocktaking)
Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2024 10:00 - 17:00
18:00 - 23:59
Long Night of the Museums 08.09.2024 0:00 - 2:00
10:00 - 17:00
Knabenschiessen 09.09.2024 Cerrado
Family Day 20.10.2024 10:00 - 17:00
Christmas Eve 24.12.2024 10:00 - 14:00
Christmas 25.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
27.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
28.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
29.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
30.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
New Year´s Eve 31.12.2024 10:00 - 17:00
New Year´s Day 01.01.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Saint Berchtold 02.01.2025 10:00 - 19:00
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Die Geschichte der Fotografie ist mit der Geschichte des europäischen Kolonialismus eng verbunden. Das fotografische Medium hat die koloniale Expansion europäischer Nationalstaaten nicht nur dokumentiert und sichtbar gemacht, sondern systematisch vorangetrieben und legitimiert. In den Archiven begegnen uns heute stereotypisierende Studioporträts, zeitlose Landschafts- und Stadtansichten, die koloniale Gewalt und soziale Konflikte verschleiern. Diese Fotografien sind in Unrechtskonstellationen entstanden und dennoch sind sie für die aktuelle Erforschung und Vermittlung des Kolonialismus grundlegende Materialsammlungen. Wie gehen wir mit diesen ambivalenten Bildern um? Welche Verantwortung tragen wir in der Begegnung mit Fotografien ehemals kolonialisierter Menschen, Länder und Regionen? Wie lässt sich ihre kolonialideologische Intention aufdecken, ohne sie zu reproduzieren? Ausgehend von diesen Fragen widmet sich die Führung den Fotografien in der Ausstellung, ihren Narrativen, Inszenierungen und ihrer musealen Präsentation.
Museumstrasse 2
8021 Zürich
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Swiss citizens and companies were heavily involved in the colonial system from the 16th century onwards. Some Swiss companies and private individuals took part in the transatlantic slave trade and earned a fortune from the trade in colonial goods and exploitation of slave labour. Swiss men and women travelled the globe as missionaries. Other Swiss, driven by poverty or a thirst for adventure, served as mercenaries in European armies sent to conquer colonial territory or crush uprisings by the indigenous population. Swiss experts also placed their knowledge at the disposal of the colonial powers. And the racial theories prevalent at the time, which were used to justify the colonial system, formed part of the curriculum at the universities of Zurich and Geneva.
The exhibition at the National Museum Zurich draws on the latest research findings and uses concrete examples, illustrated with objects, works of art, photographs and documents, to present the first-ever comprehensive overview of Switzerland's history of colonial entanglement. And by drawing parallels to contemporary issues, it also explores the question of what this colonial heritage means for present-day Switzerland.