Dec 04, 2025 at 11:13
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Switzerland’s colonial entanglements
Switzerland perceives itself as a neutral state. Many Swiss think that their country was not involved in colonialism. But an exhibition at the Swiss National Museum Zurich (Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum Zürich) from September 13, 2024 until January 19, 2025, entitled Colonial – Switzerland’s Global Entanglements, showed that Swiss citizens and companies were globally connected and entangled with colonies established by the seafaring European nations in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Therefore, Switzerland was involved in the colonial system from the 16th century onwards. The Swiss National Museum Zurich exhibition, which examined Switzerland’s colonial entanglements, is over. But it will be on display in an...
