About Sharing Stories on Contested Histories

SScOH is an international exchange and (un)learning programme, developed and organised by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) and the Reinwardt Academy.

The programme provides space for knowledge exchange and exploring innovative approaches to multifaceted research and storytelling. The programme's objective is to foster a sustainable network of heritage professionals with shared interests and ambitions.

Central questions explored in the programme

• How are museum professionals around the world dealing with colonial collections and their legacies?
• How can we critically engage with our own institutional histories and societal roles when facing these challenges?
• How can we handle collections formed and acquired during colonial times in an ethical and caring way? Can we, for example, reframe them through alternative methods of provenance research?
• How do we navigate and react to contestations over certain histories and heritage?

Addressing these often-contested histories is an important step in dealing with their legacies in the present. Museums and heritage organizations can play a significant role in these processes of change, reconciliation, and repair. SScOH contributes to preparing and connecting early-career professionals who want to engage meaningfully with these challenges.

The World Café in Leiden

This in-person World Café marks the closing of the SSoCH programme. Together, we will reflect on a selection of the challenges and cases discussed throughout the programme.

Programme

• 14:00 Doors open
• 14:30 Start of programme
• 17:15 Informal drinks
• 18:15 End

Registration

Registration will open soon on this page.