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The Scramble for Africa – The 1885 Berlin Conference

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
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1895 Berlin Conference

From left to right: Joël Calmettes – Filmmaker, Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi – Curator, Brice Ahounou – Anthropologist and Journalist
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

The Dapper Museum held a screening last Saturday afternoon of the film Berlin 1885, la ruée sur l’Afrique (Berlin 1885 – The Scramble for Africa). Following the 90-minute projection, a lively discussion ensued between Joël Calmettes (the filmmaker), Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi (curator of the Belgium Royal Museum for Central Africa), Brice Ahounou (anthropologist and journalist), and members of the audience.

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