German museum denies White people entry to colonial exhibit on Saturdays, only BIPoC allowed inside

 

 

A German museum of industrial heritage in Dortmund only allows “Black, Indigenous and People of Color” to enter the museum on Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for the “That’s Colonial” exhibition, with the prohibition sparking claims of racism. 

 

The Zollern Colliery museum argues it is a “safer space” intended to protect people of color from “further discrimination.”

 

The exclusive access is “an offer for BIPoC and black people to be able to withdraw and exchange ideas openly,” reads the museum’s website. “For BIPoC, such safe spaces are rarely found in everyday life or in museum rooms.” 

 

The exhibit partly focuses on racial grievances, with the introduction to the exhibition on the website writing: “The morning cup of coffee (referring to how coffee was obtained through colonial exploitation), a street name or certain prejudices: Colonial history is still present in our everyday lives – even in Westphalia.” 

 

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A small team belonging to Antenne Frei radio station filmed themselves trying to enter the museum, but were blocked because they are White people. 

 

The employees struggled to explain why their prohibition was not racism when confronted by a host from the radio station.

 

Wenn Weiße in Deutschland zu bestimmten Zeiten nicht ins Museum dürfen....

Rassismus in Dortmund. Unfassbar. #ZecheZollernhttps://t.co/XwcWshXwjuhttps://t.co/qDaDKdg7a8 pic.twitter.com/nH0NVWj5aP

— Joana Cotar (@JoanaCotar) August 29, 2023

 

 

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