How it works
1. find station
Follow the suggested route on our map and visit the individual stations on site.
3. QR coming soon
Coming soon - Scan the QR code on site and get directly connected to the colonial history of the place.
The need for a city tour on Zurich’s colonial past. An introduction.
Switzerland benefitted from and invested in the transatlantic slave trade. Zurichers included.
How do the murals at the train station in Wiedikon convey racism and colonialism, and what effect does this have on us today?
The connection between the Alfred Escher statue, Wilhelm Tell, and the history of the Philippines
Cacti, Colonial Goods, and Family Escher. Colonial Entanglements of the Zurich Upper Class in the 19th Century
White Goods, Racist Advertising. The Long History of Colonial Stereotypes in Swiss Advertisements
Arctic Fever, Lindt and Maggi
How spices and other food sourced in colonies served as luxury goods for the Zurich upper class.
What lies behind the story of a table that the President of the Swiss Confederation gifted his Turkish counterpart?
Jazzclub Africana: A place where African stereotypes coexist with an intercultural clientele
What is the story behind the racist house names at Neumarkt 13?
Racism and the House at Neumarkt 22
Find out what the famous writer Gottfried Keller has to do with a sulky boy, Swiss mercenaries, and colonialism.
To what extent did the Zurich pastor and philosopher Johann Caspar Lavater shape the idea of a supposed biological racism with his contributions to physiognomy?
The demolition of the old Plattengarten inn buried the traces of a racist past that linger to this day.
What connects the 19th century-built Villa Patumbah in the Mühlebach neighborhood with colonial tobacco plantations in Sumatra?
How did the Ethnographic Museum in Zürich come into being and what are its colonial ties?
The Ethnographic Museum in Zurich houses thousands of objects from all over the world. How did they get there?
