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The Northwest African American Museum serves to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and events.
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Africa Museum
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Africa Museum

Postweg 6, 6571 CS Berg en Dal, Netherlands
4.0(873)
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The Northwest African American Museum serves to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and events.

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+31 88 004 2800
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bergendal.wereldmuseum.nl
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Thu10:00 AM – 5:00 PMClosed

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4.0
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4.0
3y

The Afrika Museum is a museum about people Located in the wooded hills of Berg en Dal near Nijmegen. It has both indoor and outdoor exhibits, with regularly changing temporary exhibitions and permanent displays of traditional African objects and its large collection of contemporary African art. Objects that reflect the customs and traditions of different African peoples. They tell stories about universal human themes like mourning, celebration, ornamentation, prayer, conflict; stories that inspire visitors to find out more about the huge cultural diversity to be found in the world.

Most of the exhibits are in Dutch and German. But there are English audio options for some of the exhibits. Outdoor exhibits are worth visiting with children.

It is good to rent a bike from Centraal Station if you are visiting via public transport. If you take a bus still you will have to walk around 2 kms to...

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3.0
2y

Ik vond de expositie (September 2023) tegenvallen. Verteld was dat deze expositie een ander perspectief bood op Afrika. Dat klopt dan ook maar dat was niet het perspectief dat in mijn ogen de wonderen van Afrika goed naar boven bracht. Uiteindelijk vond ik de expositie nogal aan de duffe kant.

De exposities bleven op de oppervlakte maar gingen ook op hele specifieke kunststromingen in. Een ruimte gewijd aan surrealistische Afrikaanse kunst uit de 20e eeuw. Interessant maar wat zijn de verhalen achter deze kunst? (jaren aan onderdrukking en geweld.) Ook leuk dat in diezelfde ruimte Fela Kuti klonk, jammer dat er verder geen aandacht aan deze man of zijn muziek (grondlegger van Afrobeat!) werd besteed. Uberhaupt Afrikaanse muziek, een heel groot onderdeel van de (gesproken) geschiedenis werd vrijwel buiten beschouwing gelaten, los van een paar bordjes.

Andere ruimtes bevatten willekeurige attributen uit Afrika van verschillende stammen. Hier werden algemene uitspraken gedaan over culturen en stammen zonder echt de diepte in te gaan (oost-afrika en west-afrika... ok.). Sommige objecten waren intrigererend maar miste een gepast en informatief verhaal of achtergrondinformatie.

Daarnaast is aandacht besteedt aan slavernij in Afrika. Echter was dit verhaal erg eenzijdig. Bijna geen oog voor de slavernij op het contintent tussen volkeren, slechts de slavernij vanuit de WIC. Een erg beperkte blik op de omvang en wijze waarop dit eeuwen lang plaats heeft gevonden en nog steeds plaatsvindt. Begrijpelijk dat het belangrijk is dat NLse rol hierin belicht wordt, maar dat doet teniet aan de grote hoeveelheid mensen die nog steeds in (moderne) slavernij verkeren.

Het bieden van een ''ander perspectief'' is gelukt maar in mijn optiek niet een perspectief waarin verschillende facetten van Afrika tot hun recht kwamen. Ik hoopte in dit museum mijn kennis over Afrikaanse volkeren en cultuur te vergroten maar dat is in zeer beperkte mate gebeurd. Verder waren er wel zeker interessante objecten te bekijken maar een passend narratief miste hier...

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3.0
3y

A small cute museum about Africa and the past slavery. The collection is quite small but interesting. The stories about people with an emigration background is interesting. However, I found that the colonial history of Africa was too much focused on the last 100 years. It showed a map of how Africa was divided in 1914. While at this point the Netherlands was no longer in Africa (Surprise). The outside collection shows a few small villages which are interesting, beautiful and kid friendly. I think the museum has a lot of potential but can be improved. Also it sometimes lacks explanation and there is no English...

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Rajeeva NarayanRajeeva Narayan
The Afrika Museum is a museum about people Located in the wooded hills of Berg en Dal near Nijmegen. It has both indoor and outdoor exhibits, with regularly changing temporary exhibitions and permanent displays of traditional African objects and its large collection of contemporary African art. Objects that reflect the customs and traditions of different African peoples. They tell stories about universal human themes like mourning, celebration, ornamentation, prayer, conflict; stories that inspire visitors to find out more about the huge cultural diversity to be found in the world. Most of the exhibits are in Dutch and German. But there are English audio options for some of the exhibits. Outdoor exhibits are worth visiting with children. It is good to rent a bike from Centraal Station if you are visiting via public transport. If you take a bus still you will have to walk around 2 kms to reach the place.
F. NobelsF. Nobels
A small cute museum about Africa and the past slavery. The collection is quite small but interesting. The stories about people with an emigration background is interesting. However, I found that the colonial history of Africa was too much focused on the last 100 years. It showed a map of how Africa was divided in 1914. While at this point the Netherlands was no longer in Africa (Surprise). The outside collection shows a few small villages which are interesting, beautiful and kid friendly. I think the museum has a lot of potential but can be improved. Also it sometimes lacks explanation and there is no English explanation.
Christy DuijvelaarChristy Duijvelaar
Nice museum, friendly people. Mix of historic African villages and artefacts with modern identity oriented installations. Kids activities during school holidays, like making Surinam freedom birds, see picture. The outdoor museum is a bit of a weird mix of old and modern urban Africa. This is not really working as one experience. We dearly missed the pygmee village in the forest. Our girls always played such a nice games there. It's all gone. Such a pity. The outdoor games are fun. Coffee a bit old from the thermos, but gift shop, visitors and people all friendly.
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The Afrika Museum is a museum about people Located in the wooded hills of Berg en Dal near Nijmegen. It has both indoor and outdoor exhibits, with regularly changing temporary exhibitions and permanent displays of traditional African objects and its large collection of contemporary African art. Objects that reflect the customs and traditions of different African peoples. They tell stories about universal human themes like mourning, celebration, ornamentation, prayer, conflict; stories that inspire visitors to find out more about the huge cultural diversity to be found in the world. Most of the exhibits are in Dutch and German. But there are English audio options for some of the exhibits. Outdoor exhibits are worth visiting with children. It is good to rent a bike from Centraal Station if you are visiting via public transport. If you take a bus still you will have to walk around 2 kms to reach the place.
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A small cute museum about Africa and the past slavery. The collection is quite small but interesting. The stories about people with an emigration background is interesting. However, I found that the colonial history of Africa was too much focused on the last 100 years. It showed a map of how Africa was divided in 1914. While at this point the Netherlands was no longer in Africa (Surprise). The outside collection shows a few small villages which are interesting, beautiful and kid friendly. I think the museum has a lot of potential but can be improved. Also it sometimes lacks explanation and there is no English explanation.
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Nice museum, friendly people. Mix of historic African villages and artefacts with modern identity oriented installations. Kids activities during school holidays, like making Surinam freedom birds, see picture. The outdoor museum is a bit of a weird mix of old and modern urban Africa. This is not really working as one experience. We dearly missed the pygmee village in the forest. Our girls always played such a nice games there. It's all gone. Such a pity. The outdoor games are fun. Coffee a bit old from the thermos, but gift shop, visitors and people all friendly.
Christy Duijvelaar

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