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.

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...

Tests, Lies, and Legacy: Radioactive Colonialism in French Polynesia

French Polynesia, a tropical archipelago located in the South Pacific, is known not only for its natural beauty and cultural richness, but also for having been the site of some of the darkest nuclear...

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

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