This research examines "The Dutch East Indies" segment in Gallery 1.17 of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, which presents artifacts related to Dutch colonial history in the East Indies. The study focuses on eleven specific artifacts to explore how this exhibition reflects the concepts of colonialism, power, and knowledge. Conducted using a qualitative, constructivist-interpretivist approach, the research spans art, museum studies, and postcolonial theory. Theoretical frameworks include Ania Loomba’s colonialism/postcolonialism theory, Tiina Roppola’s exhibition design theory, Tony Bennett’s work on museums, power, and knowledge, and Ivan Karp and Steven D. Lavine’s poetics and politics of display. The findings reveal that the Rijksmuseum’s role as a public museum is intricately linked to colonial knowledge production and cultural interventions, evident in the arrangement of "The Dutch East Indies" segment.