MUSEUM ONS' LIEVE HEER OP SOLDER

Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder is one of the most special monuments in our country: a 17th century house with a hidden Catholic house church in the attic. (Religious) diversity is strongly present in the core values of the museum. From this heritage we make the connection to our own time and to its social significance. How free were Catholics in the 17th century when they were not allowed to express their faith in public?

 

How free are you when you have to hide your identity? This question is central to Voices of Tolerance. Especially in pre-vocational secondary education, young people with different backgrounds, religions and worldviews come into contact with each other every day. Polarization and inequality of opportunity are part of daily life, so it is very important that students continue to talk to each other and learn to listen to each other. And that they realize that the freedom to be who you want to be is a right of everyone and forms the basis of our democracy.

  • We zijn een multiculturele stad, een stad waar mensen met veel achtergronden, geloofsovertuigingen en etniciteiten met elkaar samenleven. Voor de identiteit van onze stad is dat wezenlijk. We moeten discriminatie waar we dat tegenkomen bevechten.
  • Femke Halsema, burgemeester Amsterdam. Uit: Parool van 24 november 2023

MISSION AND VISION

As soon as you enter the hidden church of Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, you literally experience what it means to have to hide your identity in public space as a religious minority. What does freedom mean today? How tolerant and forbearing are we, towards ourselves and others? We are increasingly confronted with discrimination, polarization and inequality of opportunity. The hardened debate creates prejudices and fear of others.

The history of the clandestine church shows that issues about (in)tolerance, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression and religious belief are timeless. It is of great importance to continue to protect these freedoms. That is why the museum is committed to an open and democratic society in which everyone can, may and dares to be themselves. We do this by positioning the museum as a hospitable place for interaction and sharing experiences. The emphasis is always on strengthening understanding and social cohesion in our culturally diverse society.

CONTACT

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  • Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder
  • Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38-40
  • 1012 GDAmsterdam
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  • +31 (0)20 624 66 04 (during office hours)
  • E-mail: voicesoftolerance@opsolder.nl
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COLOFON

Design Stefan van den Heuvel
Development Hidde Braun en Niels Meijer
Content Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder
Photography Rebekka Mell, Bart Merkx, Lesley Adu-Darkwah, Emine Turan, Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder
Film Thomas Brand
Supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Gemeente Amsterdam, Fonds 21, VSBfonds, Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie, Oolgaardt Stichting, Coornhert Stichting, Stichting Bevordering Katholiek Basis Onderwijs