Explore the stories of creating vital space for diverse forms of knowledge and discover how city museums are engaging with the legacies of colonialism embedded in their collections, narratives, and urban contexts.

Decolonization is a multifaceted process that extends beyond repatriation to impact diverse groups—including the descendants of slavery, diaspora communities, and marginalized identities—who continue to navigate the traumas of colonial legacies and neocolonialism. While conversations around decolonizing museums have gained momentum in recent years, they have largely centered on national, ethnographic, and art institutions. The CAMOC Fall-Winter 2025 Special Issue on Decolonization addresses this directly by asking: how are city museums—museums of place—engaging with the legacies of colonialism embedded in their collections, narratives, and urban contexts?

Co-edited by Andréa Delaplace, Catherine C. Cole, and Elka Weinstein, this special issue brings together contributors from Nigeria, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Canada, and the UK to explore a wide range of strategies—from speculative storytelling and community curation to interventions in colonial archives and museum architecture.

By drawing on case studies, critical essays, and exhibition reviews, this issue amplifies voices from both the Global North and the South, demonstrating how city museums can powerfully unsettle dominant histories.

Explore the Fall-Winter 2025 – Special Issue on Decolonisation