Exhibiting Omissions: Objects from Tanzania and the Colonial Archive

Questions, reflects on, and reconsiders the stories behind the museum’s objects. This short documentary sparks a discussion about the display of so-called "African products" in European museums, focusing on the Humboldt Forum in Germany. The museum exhibited items from Tanzania that were taken by colonial officers without consent and brought to Germany during the colonial era. However, the Humboldt Forum team, along with other organizers, chose to curate an exhibition where some of these objects were intentionally absent, raising questions about representation, ownership, and historical accountability. The documentary explores multiple perspectives on this approach and the process behind such exhibitions.