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