How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect the future of Western museums? | Inside Story
Many African, Latin American and Asian nations are forcing their former occupiers to return historical objects and artworks.
It’s given rise to a global debate: Can developing nations, short of funds, preserve the centuries-old artefacts they are reclaiming?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Karen Byera Ijumba — Senior Researcher, Open Restitution Africa, which provides information about the return of African cultural objects from former colonising powers to their countries of origin
Jos Van Beurden — Senior researcher on colonial cultural collections and restitution and founder of Restitution Matters, a global network of heritage specialists
Barnaby Phillips — Author, ‘Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes’
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