In English: Introduction to Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask

🎨 In English: Introduction to Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask

Join a short guided introduction to one of the most remarkable exhibitions exploring 18th-century Swedish history — Badin: Beyond Surface and Mask. This brief talk is the perfect starting point before you explore the full exhibition independently.

🏛️ About the Exhibition

This powerful exhibition tells the extraordinary story of Adolf Ludvig Couschi Badin — a man who journeyed from enslaved boy to court servant, actor, and independent thinker in 18th-century Sweden. His life serves as a lens through which themes of slavery and colonialism are examined with depth and honesty.

Discover Badin through his own personal letters and writings, and experience a newly created film work by Salad Hilowle, in which Badin has been imaginatively brought back to life to reflect on his journey and on how the world perceived him.

🗓️ English Introductions

• Every Saturday, 12:30–12:50
• Running 2 May – 8 August
• No pre-booking required
• ⚠️ No introduction on Midsummer's Day, 20 June

🇸🇪 Swedish introductions are held on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 13:00–13:20, 21 February – 8 August.

🎟️ Admission

• The introduction itself is free of charge
• An entrance ticket to the exhibition is required

📍 Location

The Design Depot, ground floor
Södra Blasieholmshamnen 6, 111 48 Stockholm