A short introduction to Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask, an exhibition about an extraordinary life in 18th-century Sweden. Welcome to join before you discver the exhibition on your own.
Gustaf Lundberg, Adolph Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couschi, known as Badin (c. 1747–1822), First Footman, Court Secretary and Titular Assessor, 1775. Pastel. Photo: Nationalmuseum.
From an enslaved boy to court servant, actor, and independent thinker. The exhibition about Badin is the story of an extraordinary life in 18th-century Sweden. It is also a story of slavery and colonialism. Get to know Adolf Ludvig Couschi Badin through his own letters and writings, and meet him in Salad Hilowle’s newly created film work, where he has been brought back to life and reflects on his life and on how others have seen him.
Date and time
2 May–8 August
Saturdays, 12:30–12:50, no pre-bookinggs
N.B. No introduction on Midsummer's day, 20 JUne.
(In Swedish Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 13:00–13:20, 21 February–8 August)
Admission
Free (an entrance ticket is required to visit the exhibition.)
Location
The Design Depot, ground floor