Virtual Museum of COLONIALISM

Culture and Assimilation

Examines how colonial rule reshaped cultures through assimilation, language policies, and identity suppression.

Historical Context and Maps

Interactive maps and timelines trace colonial expansion, borders, and power relations worldwide.

Economic Exploitation

Explores how colonial systems extracted resources and labor to benefit colonized economies.

Resistance Movements

Highlights the struggles and movements of colonized peoples resisting oppression and fighting for independence.

Ecological and Environmental Impacts

Analyzes environmental damage caused by colonial resource extraction and land exploitation practices.

Personal Stories

Shares eyewitness stories nd personal experiences of individuals living under colonial rule.

Legal Information and Facts

Provides key legal frameworks, policies, and historical facts shaping life under colonial governance.

The Penal Colony of Devil's Island: A Legal Case of Historical Injustice

French Guiana was colonized by France from the 17th century onward, and over the course of this long period, serious human rights violations were committed. These abuses can be regarded both as coloni...

A Colonial Blueprint: The Remaking of Moindou

In the administrative area known as Moindou in New Caledonia, there previously existed two indigenous Kanak tribes: Little Moindou and Great Moindou. Following an attack by these tribes on the Moindou...

Legalizing Inequality: The Code de l'Indigénat

The “Code de l’indigénat”, literally meaning the “Law on the Status of Indigenous Peoples”, was a body of laws and regulations applied in French colonies from 1881 until 1944–1947, form...