Amsterdam's famed Dutch Rijksmuseum announces landmark slavery exhibition

The National Monument Slavery Past by Erwin de Vries is seen in Amsterdam. To tell the troubling story of the Netherlands' deep historical links to the slave trade, the Rijksmuseum will open a major exhibition on the subject next year. Photo: AP

Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum unveiled plans recently for a landmark show next year about the Netherlands' colonial role in slavery, saying it would tackle questions raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Slavery exhibition will be the first major event on the sensitive subject of Dutch involvement in human trade across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans under one roof, said museum officials.