Culture | Frame of mind

A new Dutch museum tackles migration through art

Fenix, in Rotterdam, lets visitors make up their own minds

"Centro di Permanenzo Temporanea", 2007 by Adrian Paci
Photograph: Adrian Paci
|ROTTERDAM|3 min read

WITH NATIVIST political parties riding high all over the world, it is not an easy time to celebrate immigrants. The Netherlands has had a reputation for welcoming refugees since the 16th century, but in the 21st it has been riven by arguments over Islam and multiculturalism. The Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, a xenophobic rabble-rouser, came first in the most recent election; earlier this month Mr Wilders brought down the government in a spat over asylum-seekers.

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