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A new exhibition opening this week at the Dutch national museum examines the violent birth of Indonesia after three centuries of colonial rule

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Video of Dutch troops overseeing the torching of houses in an Indonesian village plays in one room of the Rijks Museum's new exhibition, while a few meters away, a baby's clothes sown from book covers — the only scraps of cloth the mother could find — are laid out.

A new exhibition opens this week at the Dutch national museum that examines the violent birth of the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia. The show, “Revolusi! Indonesia Independent,” portrays the

Video of Dutch troops overseeing the torching of houses in an Indonesian village plays in one room of the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam. A few meters away, a baby's clothes sewn from book covers — the only scraps of cloth the mother could find — are laid out.

Decision to avoid word in exhibition on Indonesian independence led to accusations of genocide denial

A bullet-torn shirt and photos of freedom fighters are among the exhibits documenting Indonesia's struggle for independence from the Dutch in a groundbreaking show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.

As countries begin to confront their darker history, the Netherlands may have a model. An exhibit at the Dutch national museum addresses Indonesia’s independence struggle, long told from the colonizer’s perspective, through the Indonesian experience.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): An Indonesian historian and two officials from a Dutch museum have been reported to the Dutch police over conflicting historical perspectives, which have forced the two nations to confront the violent end of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia.

Rothschild family selling 1636 painting ‘The Standard Bearer’ through trust in tax haven

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Rembrandt's vast "The Night Watch" canvas was taken down and removed from its frame in the Netherlands' national museum on Wedne...