During this walk, podcast maker Maaike de Kleijn will guide you across four locations of the University Quarter, connecting their histories with contemporary themes such as racism, decolonisation, and human trafficking. The tour takes you to het Binnengasthuis, museum Allard Pierson, het Spinhuis and het Bushuis/Oost-Indisch Huis, where guests are invited to talk about the university's colonial past and its contemporary ramifications. After the walk, attendents are invited to come to the art exhibition If these walls could speak in the "VOC Hall".

The tour will be held in English. The walk will take place outside, so if it rains, please remember to bring an umbrella. 

About podcast FAR TOO CLOSE

Far Too Close is a six-part podcast created by Maartje van Bennekom, Laure Lambert, Maaike de Kleijn and Iris van der Werff. Listeners are taken along UvA locations in the University Quarter. Interviews with experts connect the historical stories with contemporary themes, such as racism, decolonisation and human trafficking. The aim of the podcast is to open the conversation about the university's colonial past and its contemporary ramifications. Curious? Listen to the episodes!