BEYOND WALLS, Het Tropenmuseum and Read My World present the new Poetry Program & Film Series DICHTER BIJ ONZE KOLONIALE ERFENIS / READ OUR COLONIAL INHERITANCE starting this September! This new series is part of the exhibition 'Our Colonial Inheritance', now on display at the Tropenmuseum. With artists, writers and storytellers Joshua Timisela, Manuwi C Tokai, Kevin Groen and Nisrine Mbarki.

Public program and poetry shortfilms
The new hybrid program & poetry film series invite poets, writers and spoken word artists to create a reflection inspired by a theme and 'object' that resonate with their stories. The artists perform their work for a limited audience around their chosen ‘object’ in the exhibition space. Beyond Walls co-curates this program and follows the artists on their journey from creative process to intimate performance. We capture it on film and integrate it into a series of short films of poetry interventions that brings theme, performer, 'object' and audience closer together.

You can be part of this. Be quick, there are limited seats available. Tickets and more info on the website of Tropenmuseum.

READ OUR COLONIAL INHERITANCE is developed and produced by BEYOND WALLS, Tropenmuseum and Read My World.

Manuwi C Tokai and her community of the Kalinya Terewuyu Nation created the intervention “Dear Ancestors We Miss You” . It centers a Kalinya baby stored in a museum depot for almost 100 years. The Kalinya Terewuyu Nation has a legend of a newborn baby boy who was taken away by colonists, and believes that this is that baby’s remains.