New exhibition: Human Zoo. The age of colonial exhibitions (talk)
Guido Gryseels, Pascal Blanchard, Maarten Couttenier, Mathieu Zana Etambala, Teddy Mazina & Lilian Thuram
Moderator: Katrien Vanderschoot
Did you know that 125 years ago living Congolese were exhibited in in Tervuren, where the AfricaMuseum stands today? The exhibition Human Zoo. The age of colonial exhibitions focuses on the phenomenon of people on display as ‘living exhibits’. Were only black people exhibited? What is the impact of human zoos on our perceptions today? Why is the AfricaMuseum presenting this exhibition?