Basel University: Deal with it, 2023

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Deal with it
African Heritage in Basel
Perspectives on the handling of African cultural assets in Basel collections and research institutions

Exhibition 25.8.2023-31.1.2024, University Main Library
Vernissage on Thursday 24.8.2023

Why is Basel, of all places, home to such an accumulation of institutions related to the African continent? The common history goes back centuries and has long been colonial. With the university's clear commitment to research about, in, and with Africa, Basel has developed into an international center for interdisciplinary African research over the past 150 years.

The exhibition "Deal with it. African Heritage in Basel" looks at the history and present of five Basel institutions from the perspective of students: the Basler Afrika Bibliographien, the Mission 21, the Museum der Kulturen Basel, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the University of Basel. The institutions accepted the invitation and engaged with the student perspectives. Now we challenge you, dear visitors: Deal with it. Discuss with us.

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