Concept · #restitution
Restitution
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Museums should return objects to the communities they came from, even when they were acquired legally at the time
Debates about returning museum objects usually turn on looting. When something was taken by force, as with the treasures removed from Maqdala in Ethiopia by a British expedition in 1868, most people now agree the case for return is strong. Our motion…
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Museums should return objects taken in war, even when the country of origin cannot care for them as well
Many of the world's great museums hold objects that were taken in war or under colonial rule. A well-known example is the bronzes and ivories removed from Benin City by British troops in 1897, which ended up in museums and private collections…
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