New Film: “New Light, the Rijksmuseum and Slavery”
The Rijksmuseum recently opened its groundbreaking exhibition on the history of slavery in the Netherlands, “Slavery.”
[Also see previous post
.] During the past few years, Suriname-born director Ida Does have been working with the Rijksmuseum, filming behind the scenes in Amsterdam, St. Eustatius, and Suriname, to observe how the preparations by the curators of the museum took shape. It resulted in her latest film
New Light, the Rijksmuseum and Slavery.
SYNOPSIS: What happens when the leading national museum focuses its gaze on the slavery history of the Netherlands? This is the subject of