Museumnacht
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Do you ever have a memory that suddenly comes to life through a smell, a voice, or a touch? Maybe the smell of roasted coffee that brings you back to your family's mornings, or a piece of cloth that reminds you of a trip, a person, or a place that once felt at home. Memories don't just live in photo albums or archives; they're in what we touch, hear, smell, and tell.
Especially for Museumnacht, NDSM Young Curator Fayo Said is developing a program in which she presents alternative ways of archiving: through stories, fragrance, textiles and rituals. Fayo Said's starting points are Afro-diasporic histories and memories that are often missing from official archives, but which persist through voices, gestures and encounters.
Programme
During Museumnacht, Afaina de Jong's Kinship Library can be visited continuously. This is where a Glenpherd video installation and the photo installation are located especially for this evening Gacmaha Hooy that can be seen between 19.00 and 23.00.
- 19:20 - 20:20 - 21:20 Lecture Tur Kos ta Kaba na Kuenta (Everything Ends in Stories) by Glenpherd
- 20:00 - 21:00 - 22:00 Explanation Gammaha Hooy by Amina Ruga and Rahma Bulaleh
- 20:40 - 21:40 - 22:40 Spoken Word Grandma's Tajine by Dina Bousbaa
The programme takes place in Kinship Library by architect Afaina de Jong. This architectural sound library forms the setting for a living room installation inspired by East African traditions. The space is decorated with Ethiopian textiles, contains hand-woven objects and the scents of coffee, incense and popcorn. This creates an intimate setting that evokes memories of living rooms where family comes together, where stories are told and where the feeling of coming home becomes tangible. Pictures by Rahma Bulaleh and Amina Ruga, printed on textiles as window decorations, make the installation a vibrant living room.
The program starts at 7 p.m., with photographers Rahma Bulaleh and Amina Ruga, spoken-word artist and researcher Dina Bousbaa, and writer and interdisciplinary researcher Glenpherd. They move between visual arts, oral traditions and academic research and come together to focus on diaspora, migration and the passing on of family stories. Their work shows that memory is not an established fact, but is built over and over again in dialogue and with others.
The evening consists of a series of intimate moments of lecture, image and conversation. Visitors are invited to listen in, share memories and experience how personal histories form the basis for a larger collective story. In the Kinship Library Museum Night will be an evening of coming home, remembering and archiving.
Let yourself be transported into a world of smell, sound and story, where memories are not kept in boxes or books, but in encounters and voices. Come to the NDSM during Museum Night and become part of this living archive of home, past and future. What stories do you carry with you and how do you want them to be remembered?
About the creators
Glenpherd
Glenpherd is an interdisciplinary researcher at the intersection of social sciences, visual culture and archiving. His work explores how histories are constructed and passed on, with a focus on Caribbean stories and colonial legacy. With film and text, he brings understudied stories to life and builds a forward-looking archive.
Dina Bousbaa
Dina Bousbaa is a doctor, researcher, spoken-word artist and photographer. She explores themes such as identity, community and justice based on her Islamic beliefs. Her work contributes to awareness and connection, and has been shown at FOAM and the Concertgebouw, among others.
Amina Ruga
Amina Ruga tells stories about care, gentleness and intergenerational memories through her photography. She sees people as mosaics shaped by experience, and captures them in images full of warmth and silence. Together with Rahma Bulaleh, she is working on Gammaha Hooy, a project about the power of hands.
Rahma Bulaleh
Rahma Bulaleh started analogue photography to reflect on the small, everyday moments. She focuses her lens on what is close to her, often with her mother as (hand) model. Photography helps her understand her identity and stay connected to what really feels. Together with Amina Ruga, she is working on Gammaha Hooy, a project about hands that carry warmth, care and a sense of home.
Do you ever have a memory that suddenly comes to life through a smell, a voice, or a touch? Maybe the smell of roasted coffee that brings you back to your family's mornings, or a piece of cloth that reminds you of a trip, a person, or a place that once felt at home. Memories don't just live in photo albums or archives; they're in what we touch, hear, smell, and tell.
Especially for Museumnacht, NDSM Young Curator Fayo Said is developing a program in which she presents alternative ways of archiving: through stories, fragrance, textiles and rituals. Fayo Said's starting points are Afro-diasporic histories and memories that are often missing from official archives, but which persist through voices, gestures and encounters.
Programme
During Museumnacht, Afaina de Jong's Kinship Library can be visited continuously. This is where a Glenpherd video installation and the photo installation are located especially for this evening Gacmaha Hooy that can be seen between 19.00 and 23.00.
- 19:20 - 20:20 - 21:20 Lecture Tur Kos ta Kaba na Kuenta (Everything Ends in Stories) by Glenpherd
- 20:00 - 21:00 - 22:00 Explanation Gammaha Hooy by Amina Ruga and Rahma Bulaleh
- 20:40 - 21:40 - 22:40 Spoken Word Grandma's Tajine by Dina Bousbaa
The programme takes place in Kinship Library by architect Afaina de Jong. This architectural sound library forms the setting for a living room installation inspired by East African traditions. The space is decorated with Ethiopian textiles, contains hand-woven objects and the scents of coffee, incense and popcorn. This creates an intimate setting that evokes memories of living rooms where family comes together, where stories are told and where the feeling of coming home becomes tangible. Pictures by Rahma Bulaleh and Amina Ruga, printed on textiles as window decorations, make the installation a vibrant living room.
The program starts at 7 p.m., with photographers Rahma Bulaleh and Amina Ruga, spoken-word artist and researcher Dina Bousbaa, and writer and interdisciplinary researcher Glenpherd. They move between visual arts, oral traditions and academic research and come together to focus on diaspora, migration and the passing on of family stories. Their work shows that memory is not an established fact, but is built over and over again in dialogue and with others.
The evening consists of a series of intimate moments of lecture, image and conversation. Visitors are invited to listen in, share memories and experience how personal histories form the basis for a larger collective story. In the Kinship Library Museum Night will be an evening of coming home, remembering and archiving.
Let yourself be transported into a world of smell, sound and story, where memories are not kept in boxes or books, but in encounters and voices. Come to the NDSM during Museum Night and become part of this living archive of home, past and future. What stories do you carry with you and how do you want them to be remembered?
About the creators
Glenpherd
Glenpherd is an interdisciplinary researcher at the intersection of social sciences, visual culture and archiving. His work explores how histories are constructed and passed on, with a focus on Caribbean stories and colonial legacy. With film and text, he brings understudied stories to life and builds a forward-looking archive.
Dina Bousbaa
Dina Bousbaa is a doctor, researcher, spoken-word artist and photographer. She explores themes such as identity, community and justice based on her Islamic beliefs. Her work contributes to awareness and connection, and has been shown at FOAM and the Concertgebouw, among others.
Amina Ruga
Amina Ruga tells stories about care, gentleness and intergenerational memories through her photography. She sees people as mosaics shaped by experience, and captures them in images full of warmth and silence. Together with Rahma Bulaleh, she is working on Gammaha Hooy, a project about the power of hands.
Rahma Bulaleh
Rahma Bulaleh started analogue photography to reflect on the small, everyday moments. She focuses her lens on what is close to her, often with her mother as (hand) model. Photography helps her understand her identity and stay connected to what really feels. Together with Amina Ruga, she is working on Gammaha Hooy, a project about hands that carry warmth, care and a sense of home.
