Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands, this display of more than 300 objects, from archaeological artefacts to contemporary video art and sculpture, traces the history of the South American nation and its diaspora. Find out more from De Nieuwe Kerk’s website.
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Pre-Columbian stone mask (n.d.), Suriname. Photo: Stichting Surinaams Museum
On the reproduction and the miraculous transformations of the insects in Suriname (1719), Maria Sibylla Merian
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and President Johan Ferrier of Suriname at the Celebration of Independence, 1975
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Why are fathers so absent from art history?