Historisches Museum Bern, Helvetiaplatz 5, 3005 Bern
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Reduced rate: CHF 14.00
Children ages 6 to 16: CHF 8.00
Reduced rate: CHF 14.00
Children ages 6 to 16: CHF 8.00
About 300 items from the daily lives of Namibian railroad workers in the early 20th century are currently stored in the Bern Historical Museum’s repository.
About 300 items from the daily lives of Namibian railway workers—both men and women—from the early 20th century are now stored in the depot of the Bern Historical Museum. The Usakos Railway Workers’ Collection was assembled around 1904 against the violent backdrop of a colonial railroad project in what is now Namibia. The collection bears witness to the exploitation of land, resources, and people. At the same time, it represents the historical and cultural heritage of the workers of that era. Many of their descendants still live in Usakos today, the small town that emerged at that time as a railroad hub. What does a museum do with such a collection? The search for answers leads to Usakos—and to a shared vision: the return of these objects to their home.
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