The traces of colonialism still shape our everyday lives and continue to structure how we think, work, live, and love, as well as which privileges we draw on – or are excluded from.
Examining how these traces manifest in museum collections and more broadly, in colonial heritage, has been at the heart of the Académie des Traces.
The Académie des Traces is a living network providing a platform for sharing methods, knowledge, and perspectives on colonial heritage.
It builds on the long-term collaboration of a network of scholars and museum professionals at the intersection of art history, philosophy, anthropology, heritage and museum studies, across the European and African continents.
In 2024, the members of the Académie des Traces developed a series of online seminars and a spring school based on the book “Traces du dé/colonial au musée” (“Traces of the De/Colonial in the Museum”, Éditions Horizons d’Attente, Paris, 2024).
In 2025, for its second edition, the Académie des Traces remains, in cooperation with C&, dedicated to exploring heritage constituted in colonial contexts, exploring how it can help us think and work through some key societal challenges of today.
C& America Latina is a critical art magazine focussing on the connection between Afro-Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
