Art activists bring attention to need for repatriation of African artefacts
Call grows for artworks plundered by colonialists and missionaries to be returned to the continent
05 October 2020 - 19:33
There is growing pressure to return ancient African artefacts expropriated during the colonial era to their homes in Africa. These vessels of knowledge and culture are considered valuable teaching aids for today’s generation.
In July a pan-African movement of art activists seeking reparations for colonialism, slavery and cultural expropriation walked into the Afrika Museum in the Netherlands, removed a Congolese funeral statue and walked out. Their protest, broadcast live on social media, was aimed at turning the tables on colonialism...
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