Dr. Sadiah Boonstra is a renowned curator and historian on a mission to reshape how we see our colonial past for a more equal future. In 2020, she founded CultureLab, Indonesia’s first social enterprise dedicated to innovative museum practice, exhibition making, historical research, and cultural professionalization. Sadiah is currently Senior Research Fellow at Gadjah Mada University, Senior Honorary Fellow at Melbourne University, and holds a PhD in History from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2014). Previously, Sadiah held positions at some of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions, including The British Museum (London), National Gallery Singapore, and Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam), before returning to Indonesia where she served as Specialist for International Collaboration, Curatorial Affairs and Collection Management at the Indonesian Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Technology, and Research (2022-2023).

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