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Struggle for freedom

A Chain of Violence

From the series Rijksmuseum Unlocked

There is a chain of violence running through the Rijksmuseum collection. Curator Ludo van Halem explains why we have these works on display. Learn more about the historical background of an airplane, a concentration camp coat and two haunting sculptures.

Ships of Agony

5:58 min. - The transatlantic slave trade

The chain is broken

5:36 min. - Abolishment of slavery

A pink history

4:59 min. - Free to love

Female leadership

5:54 min. - Women in the lead

A Chain of Violence

6:32 min. - Why do we have these works on display

Struggle for freedom

5:37 min. - Merdeka = Freedom!