Delayed by Covid, Facing Blackness was intended to open in 2021 to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Peter is Racism) campaign, which was the catalyst for a new social ...

In particular, there’s the longstanding discussion over the Netherlands’ love-hate relationship with the controversial figure Zwarte Piet to contend with. Sinterklaas is Dutch for Saint ...

He now appears as a benign assistant to St Nick in doling out presents. His equivalent in The Netherlands, Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), is falling foul of political correctness. Critics say he is ...