Swiss colonial exploitation highlighted by National Museum

Switzerland's colonial history is the focus of an exhibition at the National Museum in Zurich. Based on new research, it looks at the country's role in colonialism and slavery, and considers its legacy today. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Entitled Colonialism - Switzerland Involved, the exhibition opens on September 13 and runs until January 19. It evokes a country without colonies that profited from the exploitation of the peoples of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The presentation is in two parts, illustrated by objects, works of art, photographs and other written sources. The first part is devoted to 11 aspects of a colonialism with which Swiss individuals, companies and communities have been associated since the 16th century. + Geneva's double standards on colonialism It tells the story of businessmen who took part in the transatlantic slave trade or made their fortunes trading in colonial commodities and exploiting enslaved populations. In ...