On the Trail of Bern’s Colonial Past
This tour explores Bern’s colonial past – including financial speculation, ethnological expositions, and a South African plant that somehow found its way to the Swiss capital.
- Amthausgasse 4, 3001 Bern
- +41 31 328 12 60
- meetings@bern.example.com
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- City of Bern
Switzerland was neither a colonial power nor a seafaring nation, and yet Swiss trading companies and families were still involved in activities such as investing in slavery, exporting textiles or traveling abroad as natural scientists.
Traces of Bern’s involvement in the slave trade and colonialism are still visible in the city – if not at first glance. Discover a different side of Bern, and learn about the city’s history and stories related to slavery, racist stereotypes, and colonialism without colonies.
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On the Trail of Bern’s Colonial Past
Optingenstrasse 12
3013 Bern