CATPC Launches Decolonization Toolkit
Seven Easy Steps for Museums to Liberate the Plantations that Funded Them
Today at the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, CATPC will launch the Seven Easy Steps for Museums to Liberate the Plantations that Funded Them. In seven clear steps, this toolkit creates a framework for museums which have profited from the plantation economy to move beyond symbolic gestures toward genuine repair with plantation communities.
The Toolkit will be presented by Matthieu Kasiama, Mbuku Kimpala, and Ced’art Tamasala from CATPC in a keynote presentation at the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam during a seminar for museum professionals entitled HERE: Heritage Reflections. The event is focused on restitution and is initiated by the Mondriaan Fund, the public fund for visual arts and cultural heritage in the Netherlands.
Developed by CATPC and Human Activities, this toolkit draws from the perspectives of plantation worker communities and Western art institutions to help museums rethink their origins, responsibilities, and futures. It is especially designed to guide museums built with profits extracted from plantation worker communities.
The short version of the toolkit can be downloaded here. The full version can be accessed here.
