This case study focuses on the colonial stations of Bismarckburg and Misahöhe in Togo.
It examines their significance as hubs of colonial violence, economic exploitation and scientific collecting, with a focus on the contexts of appropriation and the colonial actors responsible for the translocation of objects to all three Berlin collections.
It also examines the often overlooked contribution of local knowledge bearers and the experiences of the colonised population, as well as the relevance of colonial museum collections in Togo and Ghana today.
By bringing together their archives and collections and conducting comparative research with partners in Togo and Ghana, the museums are generating new perspectives on colonial practices of appropriation, classification and exploitation.
The aim is to incorporate oral traditions, memories and local perspectives from Togo and Ghana into the research, thereby giving space to narratives that found no place in the colonial archives.
