Rematriation differs from the more widely known concept of repatriation. Where repatriation often focuses on the legal return of colonial objects, rematriation emphasizes the restoration of relationships, knowledge systems, and ritual care practices. These ideas strongly resonate with the concept of spiritual reparations, a term developed within The Museum of Black Futures by visual artist Femi Dawkins.

During Radical Space, Ancestor Work unfolded — a performance by movement artist and spiritual practitioner Desta Deekman and Damani Leidsman. Drawing on the Winti tradition and their deep knowledge of West African dance practices, the performance explored what happens when the primary audience is not the people gathered in Bookshop at International Theater Amsterdam, but the ancestors in the spirit world.

As we approach the end of the year, I would like to share some good news with you. In the coming year, The Museum of Black Futures will collaborate with the international platform for contemporary art, Contemporary & (C&).

Multidisciplinary artist Femi Dawkins and versatile composer and pianist Martin Fondse explore the power of the Wild Card: the unpredictable element, the joker that defies rules and moves freely between structures. In card games, the Wild Card is the trump card, the symbol of ultimate freedom. It can take on any role, break through playing patterns and bring unexpected twists.

To be held and erased at the same time... Choreographer Christian Guerematchi, born from both Central-African and Slovene heritage, moves along the delicate thread between tenderness and suffocation.. recognizing our experiences where double consciousness shapes and the proximity to whiteness wounds, and forms.