Keti Koti: Free Heri Heri for Everyone

On July 1, it is Keti Koti, the day of the 'broken chains'. On this day, we commemorate and celebrate the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Antilles. It is an important day for The National Maritime Museum. The National Maritime Museum is a national museum in a global city. Here we show how Dutch history is connected to water. We are aware that part of this maritime history is also a colonial history. This brings responsibility: telling and remembering that history.

Therefore, we invite you to enjoy a delicious (free) heri heri meal in our Open Courtyard. Eating together, remembering together, celebrating together.

Heri heri is a one-pot dish of cassava, sweet potato, green and yellow bananas, fried salted fish (cod), and an egg. Today, heri heri is a dish that culturally connects people with their ancestors and thus with history. Will you join us?

Note: while supplies last.