You know what you think about cultural restorations; the country that stole the work(s) should return them, right?
(#BeninBronzes are a current high-profile example)

So, you might pause & wonder what do you think about #Taiwan's 'ownership' of valuable artefacts removed from the Forbidden City when Chiang Kai-shek as he departed with his Nationalist forces to (the then) Formosa?

That the Taiwan Museum seems to have broken 3 pieces (value $66mn) doesn't help when #China demands them back!

“It was wrong to take the bronzes, and it was wrong to keep them for 120 years.”

Germany has begun the process of repatriating its more than one thousand plundered Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. When will other countries follow suit?

#BeninBronzes #restitution

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/arts/benin-bronzes-nigeria-germany.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/germany-returns-21-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-amid-frustration-at-britain

The Horniman Museum in south-east London is returning 72 items, including so-called Benin Bronzes, to Nigerian ownership - making it the first in the UK to officially take such action on this scale.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63783561

#BeninBronzes
#BronzeSculpture
#AfricanArt
#Museums

The Horniman Museum in south-east London is returning 72 items, including so-called Benin Bronzes, to Nigerian ownership - making it the first in the UK to officially take such action on this scale.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63783561

#BeninBronzes
#BronzeSculpture
#AfricanArt
#Museums

Germany has returned over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/germany-returns-bronzes-nigeria-intl/index.html
#BeninBronzes
#BronzeSculpture
#Museums

Germany has returned over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/germany-returns-bronzes-nigeria-intl/index.html
#BeninBronzes
#BronzeSculpture
#Museums

In the wake of Germany’s decision to return #BeninBronzes, the work is not over; restitution is not complete.
“Agency and control of knowledge production is the goal,” Monica Hanna states, “and Egyptians are not required either to build a museum or prove themselves to Europeans in order to get their stolen heritage back.”
#nefertiti #museum #colonialism
https://hyperallergic.com/647998/what-the-nefertiti-hack-tells-us-about-digital-colonialism/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Cambridge University to return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63973271

#BeninBronzes #AfricanArts #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

Cambridge University to return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63973271

#BeninBronzes #AfricanArts #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

Sands of Time: Tutankhamun - 100 Years & Goodwin Sands Campaign Win! – WB 10th November 2022

#Archaeology #tutankhamun100
#tutvember #tutankhamun #goodwinsands #beninbronzes #britishmuseum #parthenonmarbles

https://youtu.be/-zn9HU95dOg