The Zeche Zollern Museum in Dortmund dedicated four hours each Saturday as a safe space for BIPOC attendees to visit the show “This Is Colonial” with the purpose of being “considerate of people who are more affected by the topic of colonialism than others,” the director of local industrial museums Kirsten Baumann said on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=773312121236122 .
The museum received international visibility when a TikTok video of two white men confronting staff about the time slot went viral. In it, the men accuse the museum of discrimination against white people.
The two white men were not asked or forced to leave the premises. But museum employees who were filmed without their consent are reportedly taking legal action for defamation.
Despite the fact that white visitors are not prevented from viewing the show during this allotted time, the museum has continued to face backlash. In response to threats made against staff, police were sent to the museum and are expected to remain there until the exhibition closes next month.
