Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations

From Cannon Fodder to Avant-Garde – The Forgotten Soldiers Who Freed Europe
21 March – 21 June 2026
Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations is an exhibition and research project at Haus der Kulturen der Welt that examines the largely overlooked role of African colonial soldiers—known as Tirailleurs—in the liberation of Europe during the Second World War.
Venue: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin Dates: 21 March – 21 June 2026 Opening: Friday, 20 March 2026 Format: Exhibition and Research Project

Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations
Halida Boughriet, Les absents du décor – La femme au paon bleu (2018), shown in the exhibition Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations at HKW Berlin.
↳ Halida Boughriet, Les absents du décor – La femme au paon bleu (2018), shown in the exhibition Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations at HKW Berlin.