“Decolonial – what remains?!”: Guided tours by curators

The exhibition ‘Dekoloniale – what remains?!’ explores Berlin’s deep-rooted involvement in the global history of slavery and colonialism and critically engages with this past.

The exhibition recounts stories of violence and resistance at three significant sites: the Nikolaikirche, which hosts the tombs of colonialists; the (post)colonial Afrikanische Viertel and the “Asian-Pacific Streets” in Berlin Wedding. It also explores Wilhelmstraße 92, site of the Berlin Conference. “Dekoloniale – what remains?!” seeks to engage with these historical legacies in the public sphere.


With artistic works by the Dekoloniale Residents: Tonderai Koschke, Charlotte Ming, Percy Nii Nortey, Yangkun Shi and Theresa Weber.

Guided tour with Tonderai Koschke (DE/ZWE), artist and Dekoloniale Berlin Resident 2024, through the exhibition at Museum Nikolaikirche
Language: English

Tonderai Koschke, M.A. Architecture, is a lecturer at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin and the Berlin University of the Arts. Their research and teaching focus on postcolonial identities and power dynamics in the built environment.

After studying at the Technical University of Munich, EPFL Lausanne, and Harvard, they gained professional experience at Architangle Publishing, Boltshauser Architects, and the Architecture Museum in Munich. As a co-founder of the pan-African collective Isusu Ffena, they organise events and a community festival.

Tonderai Koschke’s work is created through the transfer of knowledge from research to practice. Inspired by the material cultures and architectural heritage of Zimbabwe, where they grew up, they explore traditions interrupted by colonialism. They investigated the historical and spiritual significance of the monumental stone city ruins of Great Zimbabwe and the history of stone construction in southern sub-Saharan Africa.

They view learning about the complex past as a starting point for imagining an alternative present and a decolonial future.