Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
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A Kenyan exhibition working with communities in conflict zones offers insights into how Côte d'Ivoire could use the drum for reconciliation.
Founded in 1384, the Bamoun kingdom tells an extraordinary history. A Cameroonian archaeologist visits the new museum of the kings.
The war in Sudan has seen the looting of the country’s museums. Heritage boss Ikhlas Abdel Latief speaks about the losses.
Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
Shipwrecks and their cargo can be sites of conflict – but also opportunity.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Through collector Jordan’s fetishistic interest in Asian women, Beef shows the troubling link between collecting artefacts and sexual control.
The huge gathering of policymakers focused on culture’s crucial role in sustainable development.
Momentum is growing for the restitution of objects, such as the Benin Bronzes, stolen during colonialism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Art stolen from African kingdoms is a knowledge system plundered by colonialists, who must take historical responsibility.
Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
While some German museums are returning some of the famous Benin Bronzes, most remain in museums in the UK and the US even as calls for restitution grow.
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Professor of Global History, University of Hamburg
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Marine Heritage Analyst and PhD Candidate, Flinders University
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor in Archaeology, Flinders University
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