Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum 2014 – Der Fuehrer’s Face

Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum 2014

Museum of the book, more commonly known as the Museum Meermanno. The museum was founded on the collections of baron W.H.J.van Westreenen van Tiellandt (1783-1848) and a cousin of the baron Johan Meerman (1751-1815). The house and the collection became a museum in 1852. Located in The Hague, The Netherlands. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Meermanno www.youtube.com/watch?v=272q_H5196E  (read more)

14 Jan 2020

50 visits

Museum Meermanno – Offensive books? – Drie jongens in de Journalistiek

Three young men in journalism. The museum Meermanno (Museum of the Book) organised a exhibition of books that are now taboo. Main themes: depiction of black people, books that seek to convert people to christianity, especially Jews and people in the colonies, nazi books, stereotypical gender roles. More info: www.meermanno.nl/offensive-books

14 Jan 2020

40 visits

Museum Meermanno – Offensive books? – Lakki a Jewish boy

Christian Jewish conversion book. The theme is usually the same, a young Jewish boy or girl comes into contact with the New Testament, wants to become christian, but that is of course not appreciated by the usually bigoted Jewish parents. The museum Meermanno (Museum of the Book) organised a exhibition of books that are now taboo. Main themes: depiction of black people, books that seek to convert people to christianity, especially Jews and people in the colonies, nazi books, stereotypical gender roles. More info: www.meermanno.nl/offensive-books

14 Jan 2020

62 visits

Museum Meermanno – Offensive books? – Het Joodje

Christian Jewish conversion book. The theme is usually the same, a young Jewish boy or girl comes into contact with the New Testament, wants to become christian, but that is of course not appreciated by the usually bigoted Jewish parents. The museum Meermanno (Museum of the Book) organised a exhibition of books that are now taboo. Main themes: depiction of black people, books that seek to convert people to christianity, especially Jews and people in the colonies, nazi books, stereotypical gender roles. More info: www.meermanno.nl/offensive-books

14 Jan 2020

47 visits

Museum Meermanno – Offensive books? – Wit en zwart

White and Black. The museum Meermanno (Museum of the Book) organised a exhibition of books that are now taboo. Main themes: depiction of black people, books that seek to convert people to christianity, especially Jews and people in the colonies, nazi books, stereotypical gender roles. More info: www.meermanno.nl/offensive-books

14 Jan 2020

64 visits

Museum Meermanno – Offensive books? – St. Nikolaas en zijn knecht

In the Netherlands (and in other European countries) the day of Saint Nicholas was celebrated as a feast to give presents and sweet foods to children. St. Nicholas survived the reformation. He gave his presents in secret, but there were celebrations where somebody would dress up as the bishop. Often he had a counter figure, either as helper or as a threat for bad-behaving children (Père Fouettard, Krampus), with a lot of regional variation. In the Netherlands first mentions of a helper can be found at the end of the 18th century. In 1850 this book was published, which showed Saint Nicholas with one helper. He got the name Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) over time and by the third edition the appearance of a black man in a page costume was established. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet The museum Meermanno (Museum of the Book) organised a exhibition of books that are now taboo. Main themes: depiction of black people, books that seek to convert people to christianity, especially Jews and people in the colonies, nazi books, stereotypical gender roles. More info: www.meermanno.nl/offensive-books
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