Decolonising knowledge/Resistances at Bernisches Historisches Museum
Exhibition "Resistances. On Dealing with Racism in Bern", Bernisches Historisches Museum
- Dates of the exhibition: 25.04.2024 - 01.06.2025
Data in the Wikimedia projects and other relevant resources
[edit]- Main Wikidata items:
- Exhibition: Q132775552
- Museum: Q670058
- Category on Wikimedia Commons: Bernisches Historisches Museum
- Articles about the museum on Wikipedia:
- in English: Bern Historical Museum
- in German: Bernisches Historisches Museum
- In French: Musée d'histoire de Berne
References
[edit]- Museum's website
- Exhibition's webpage
- Exhibition's handout in English, Germanand French
- Website of the association "Das Wandbild muss weg!"
Content presented in the exhibition
[edit]In 2019, an anti-racist collective objected to an alphabet mural created in 1949 by two artists on behalf of the City of Bern for the Wylergut primary school, sparking a public competition about its future. The association "Das Wandbild muss weg!" won with a plan to remove and transfer it to the Bern Historical Museum. The museum adopted the mural and hosts an exhibition curated by the association. The show frames the mural within broader discussions of colonial legacies, structural racism, and society’s responsibility toward contested heritage. Shirana Shahbazi was commissioned to replace the original alphabet mural at the Wylergut school with a new artistic intervention.
Topics
[edit]- Racism
- Alphabet mural
- Racism in Switzerland
- Racism in Bern
- Colonial legacy
- Contested heritage