Aleppo
Tropen Museum, Amsterdam
31 March - 10 September 2017
 |
| © Victor Sloan |
How do you convey through images the cultural-historical importance of one of the oldest cities in the world? A city that has been in the news almost continuously for many months now because of the war raging there. This focus inevitably leads to a skewed and incomplete picture: the city is reduced to a hotbed of violence and its former inhabitants are reduced to a word: ‘refugees’. It is completely impossible for any exhibition to capture the visceral emotions of war.
In spite of such limitations, the Tropenmuseum wants to show its visitors a different view of this remarkable city. A scale model of Aleppo, an artefact from the museum’s own collection, is at the heart of this exhibition. Photographs from renowned photographers such as Stanley Greene and Eddy van Wessel, picture postcards, and film clips give an impression of the city both before and during the war.
Former inhabitants of Aleppo will be giving guided tours of the exhibition at set times, sharing their stories and engaging visitors in conversation.
Participating artists:
Mohammed al-Khatieb(AFP/Getty Images)
Karam al-Masri(AFP/Getty Images)
Gertrude Bell (Archive/Newcastle University)
Kathryn Cook (Agence VU)
Vartan Derounian
Stanley Greene (NOOR images)
Ed Kashi (VII)
Omar Sanadiki (Reuters)
Valery Sharifulin (Tass)
Victor Sloan
Sebastiano Tomada (Getty Images)
Issa Touma
Nicole Tung
Eddy van Wessel
Avo Kaprealian
ADDRESS
Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Sunday
10 AM - 5 PM
CONTACT
info@tropenmuseum.nl
+31 (0)88 0042800
WEB
https://tropenmuseum.nl/en
