A screen shot of the 'Revolusi! Indonesia Independent' exhibit on the Rijksmuseum website. The exhibition is designed to 'open a discussion' on a troubled era between the Netherlands and one of its most prized colonies. Photo: Rijksmuseum
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.
Revolusi! Indonesia Independent, which opens to the public on Friday, is designed to "open a discussion" on a troubled era between the Netherlands and one of its most prized colonies, organisers say.
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Revolusi! Indonesia Independent
A screen shot of the 'Revolusi! Indonesia Independent' exhibit on the Rijksmuseum website. The exhibition is designed to 'open a discussion' on a troubled era between the Netherlands and one of its most prized colonies. Photo: Rijksmuseum
A new exhibition opens this week at the Dutch national museum that examines the violent birth of the South-East Asian nation of Indonesia. The show, "Revolusi! Indonesia Independent” portrays the struggle for independence in the aftermath of World War II through the eyes of 23 witnesses. Photo: AP
The exhibition features objects belonging to 23 eyewitnesses of Indonesia's independence struggle. Photo: AFP
More than 200 objects on display - from privately-owned keepsakes to paintings loaned out for the first time by Indonesian art collections –provide insight into this important moment of world history. Photo: AFP
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