Film screening: "The Dutch Empire" (2021, 55 min.)

Name: Film screening: "The Dutch Empire" (2021, 55 min.)
Start: 2025-01-05T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-05T15:00:00-06:00
Location: 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, United States, Texas 76107

Schedule

Sun Jan 05 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, United States, Texas 76107 | Fort Worth, TX

Attend a free screening of "The Dutch Empire" (2021, 55 min.) from the two-part series, "Empire Builders: Dutch Golden Age."
After successful trading missions to the Spice Islands (Indonesia) the Dutch established the East India Company (VOC) which was to grow into the world’s largest multi-national corporation in the 17th century. The VOC developed a near monopoly of the Asian spice trade and its huge maritime fleet became the world’s most powerful and profitable shipping company.
Far from celebrating their so called “Golden Age”, the Dutch today are actively debating their colonial legacy which involved the enslavement and exploitation of millions in both their former Asian and Caribbean colonies.
How did the newly independent Netherlands emerge as a global superpower in the seventeenth century? This two-part series chronicles naval exploration and global commerce, scientific advances, and the booming art market in the Dutch Golden Age. Offered in conjunction with the special exhibition "Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."
No registration is required. Learn more: https://kimbellart.org/event/empire-builders-dutch-golden-age-0