Demands to return museum artifacts to their country of origin and to decolonize museums in general have become louder and louder in recent years. Whereas museums could previously get away with hiding behind regulation and national law, the museum world is beginning to change as their public becomes more conscious about the ethical and cultural history behind some of the precious artifacts that have been taken from their original location, primarily during the colonial times.
How founded are these demands? What's the history behind it and what does the future have in store? I aim to lift just a tip of the veil of the many dilemmas, discussions and developments that are currently present in the ongoing discourse.
Bear in mind that this video is meant to be educative in order to show just some of the arguments and developments from both sides, not an opinion piece. There is a minor bit of opinion at the end of the video, but I prefer to leave it up to you, the viewer, to create your own opinion based on what was shown in the video.
Further reading and sources used:
A critique of museum restitution and repatriation practices by P. Bienkowski (2013).
Crossing the line: restitution and cultural equity by T Besterman (2016).
Declaration on the importance and value of universal museums (2002).
'Défendons nos musées!' by Julien Volper in: Le Figaro (6-11-2017).
Dutch National Museum of World Cultures (NMVW) announces principles claims colonial collections by The National Museum of World Cultures (7-3-2019).
'Emmanuel Macron promet à l’Afrique des restitutions d’œuvres africaines « d’ici à 5 ans »' by Sabine Gignoux in: LaCroix (28-11-2017).
Museums and restitution: an introduction by L Tythacott and K Arvanitis (2016).
Museums and Restitution: New Practices, New Approaches by K. Arvanitis and L. Tythacott (2014).
Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics by Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy (2018).
'The repatriation debate: should museums return colonial artefacts?' by Alasdair Soussi in: The National (10-11-2019).
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