DutchCulture & Het Zuid-Afrikahuis Presents: Unlearning Knowledge Institutions

In recent years, artists and makers intervene into these knowledge systems. They formulate approaches to read the colonial archive against the grain or perform on commemorative sites to invite multivocal readings of the past. In this event, DutchCulture and the Zuid-Afrika Huis invite several artists to share their interventions in knowledge institutions between the Netherlands, South Africa and other contexts.

This event is organized to bring together artists, knowledge institutions and (policy) makers working with heritage and knowledge systems. This event is co-organized by the Zuid-Afrika Huis and DutchCulture, the discussion will be moderated by Carine Zaayman (Wereldmuseum).

Date: 26 May 2026
Time: 16:00-19:00
Location: Keizersgracht 141-C, Amsterdam
Language: English

Entry for this event is free, but make sure to let us know you come.
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15:45 – 16:00             Entry
16:00 – 16:10             Welcome by Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy & Jeroen van Waardenberg
16:10 – 16:20             Introduction by Carine Zaayman
16:20 – 16:35             Sites of Memory
16:35 – 16:50             Buhlebezwe Siwani
16:50 – 17:05             Julia-Beth Harris
17:05 – 17:20             Dwaalstêr/Jonathan Tang
17:40 – 18:00             Closing panel discussion
18:00 – 19:00             Drinks