The Black Archives is a unique historical archive for inspiring conversations, activities and literature from Black and other perspectives that are often overlooked elsewhere. At this moment, our archives can only be visited through our tours.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Black Archives and the exhibition "Surinamese in the Netherlands: 100 years of emancipation and struggle" were closed prematurely due to the Corona crisis, but has been extended until December 5, 2020 at the request of many! There are temporarily no guided tours in the archive.
The Black Archives and the exhibition "Surinamese in the Netherlands: 100 years of emancipation and struggle" were closed prematurely due to the Corona crisis, but has been extended until December 5, 2020 at the request of many! There are temporarily no guided tours in the archive.
Prof. Angela Y. Davis visited The Black Archives!
Prof. Angela Y. Davis and prof Gina Dent visited The Black Archives The Black Archives on May 17th. Prof. Davis said that our exhibition Black and Revolutionary about Hermina and Otto Huiswoud made her feel more at home in Amsterdam than she sometimes feels in the US and everyone should visit it.
Prof. Angela Davis: "We also visited the newly open The Black Archives… Please visit, this important place!"
Check out the video and book a tour at The Black Archives!
Prof. Angela Davis: "We also visited the newly open The Black Archives… Please visit, this important place!"
Check out the video and book a tour at The Black Archives!
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The Archives
Currently our archives are not accessible for research due to archiving. However, you can still visit us our archives by booking a tour to still enjoy its history and capacity.
Events
sThe Black Archives organizes monthly activities around themes from the archives with the aim to share knowledge and information from the books collections and other material. Discover below the upcoming activities at The Black Archives!
For future events and updates visit our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram!
For future events and updates visit our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram!
LATEST BLOGS
The Black Archives on Tour
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Black Intellectual Gathering with dr. Kehinde Andrews on the Black Studies Movement in the UKThis talk will discuss the importance of developing a critical Black Studies and the tensions of housing the degree and research in the university space. Black Studies is essential, but can it flourish in the institutionally racist space of the university? The talk will also consider the prospects for Black Studies emerging across Europe.
Screening + Panel "I Am Not Your Negro" by James Baldwin - June 2ndOn Friday the 2nd of June 2017, New Urban Collective, Humanity in Action, NinSee and “Vereniging Ons Suriname” will organize a screening and panel discuss of the new documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” about James Baldwin and the Civil Rights Movement.
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Openingstijden/Opening Times
MEDEDELING ! Tijdens de lockdown, is The Black Archives gesloten tot 19 januari 2021
De expositie is van donderdag t/m zaterdag te bezoeken. Om de veiligheid en gezondheid te waarborgen dienen alle bezoekers de 1,5 meter richtlijnen te volgen. Neem contact op via contactformulier voor rondleidingen buiten het programma. ANNOUNCEMENT ! Due to the lockdown, The Black Archives is closed till 19th January 2021 Every other Saturday you can join a tour in The Black Archives. You can visit our exhibition from Thursday to Saturday, see current visiting hours and tours on our page 'Tours & Exhibition'. Check the website for our event schedule or contact us for more info the contact form. |
(Rolstoel)toegankelijkheid/Accessibility
Momenteel beschikt The Black Archives niet over een speciale ingang en lift voor personen met een fysieke beperking en voor rolstoelgebruikers. Er is een traplift bij grotere evenement bij ingang 19A. Wij zijn bewust dat het gebouw niet volledig toegankelijk is. Wil u bijdragen om het gebouw wel toegankelijk te maken? Stuur een mail naar info@nucnet.nl w/ 'toegankelijkheid gebouw’.
At this moment, The Black Archives does not have a special entrance or lift for person of disability. There is a stairlift available during our events at Zeeburgerdijk 19A. We are aware that the building is not accessible, but we are currently looking for funding. Do you want to contribute to making the building more accessible? Send a mail to info@nucnet.nl w/ 'accessibility building’. |