During the presentation week of the anniversary year at the end of March 2025, Angélica Dass captured more than 100 inhabitants of Schiedam with her camera. These portraits can be seen alongside those of other participants from all over the world in the large open-air exhibition curated by Angélica Dass herself and organized by Fu Den Sani Foundation, forming a contemporary mosaic of the town. Mayor Harald Bergmann opened the exhibition on May 21. The exhibition is followed by an extensive program of events that will run until July 18, 2025.

On this picture from left to right: René Wissink (designer, Atelier Argos), Annemarie Tel (director, Fu Den Sani Foundation), Anouschka Biekman (alderman, municipality of Schiedam), Angélica Dass and Harald Bergmann, mayor of Schiedam.

At the public photo sessions organized by Fu Den Sani Foundation that took place in the prestigious Theater aan de Schie, all Schiedam residents were invited to participate and be photographed by Angélica Dass to become part of the Humanae project.

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam facilitated a training for educators. In this workshop Angélica Dass provided tools to address issues such as cultural identity and anti-racism in the classroom to different professionals who will be able to multiply Humanae’s message in Schiedam’s educational institutions.

A module installed in the festival Schiefest has served as a popular classroom for self-portrait workshops with children and other residents of Schiedam. The result of these workshops will be shown in an exhibition of the children’s portraits in the public library in the centre of Schiedam.

Part of the extensive side program were three events of ’Schiedam Spreekt!’, organized by Fu Den Sani Foundation in co-operation with Theater aan de Schie. In these interactive evenings Schiedammers were invited to converse with a nationally well-known Schiedammer and discuss themes that are alive in the city. Through connecting and sharing stories they shaped their colorful and hyper diverse city further together.

Opening night Schiedam Spreekt! Anne Rats (host) and special guest John de Wolf (assistant trainer of football club Feyenoord)

Anne Rats (host) and special guest Nadia Moussaid (tv program maker, tv presenter and journalist)

The exhibition design by Atelier Argos was organized around the central Stadserf square, with triangular structures to show the Humanae project, even at night, thanks to the LED lighting of each structure.

Humanæ: Kleuren van Schiedam is made possible and supported in part by: Stichting Schiedam Viert 750, Vfonds, VSBfonds and Elise Mathilde fonds.