Many of Africa's most prized objects, art, and cultural treasures were taken during Europe's colonial rule and still remain in museums thousands of miles from where they belong. Restitution is JUSTICE, allowing cultures to rightfully reclaim their history. #Restitution #DecolonizeMuseums

The cultural belongings of the Nso community taken under colonial violence, remain vital to Nso identity and memory. At our recent workshop in Germany, Dr Bulami reminded us that heritage is not “objects”, it is a living tradition.

#NsoHeritage #Restitution #DecolonizeMuseums #CulturalJustice

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8/10) Overall progressive deaccessioning acknowledges an uncomfortable truth: museum collections reflect historical power, donor bias, and exclusion. Deaccessioning helps institutions evolve responsibly.
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THE ONLY HEIST WE WANT TO SEE IS COLONIAL MUSEUMS RETURNING STOLEN ART TO THEIR RIGHTFUL HOMES. THE LOUVRE'S TREASURES ARE SPOILS OF EMPIRE. CELEBRATE BY RETURNING THEM TO INDIGENOUS AND AFRICAN COMMUNITIES. DECOLONIZE OUR MUSEUMS. #LOUVREHEIST #DECOLONIZEMUSEUMS

THE LOUVRE HEIST SHOULD BE ABOUT RETURNING STOLEN ART TO THE PEOPLE IT WAS TAKEN FROM NOT SOME OCEANS 8 FANTASY. COLONIAL MUSEUMS HAVE PROFITED FROM LOOT AND IT IS TIME TO GIVE IT BACK. #LouvreHeist #DecolonizeMuseums

THE REAL LOUVRE HEIST IS COLONIALISM. MUSEUMS IN THE WEST ARE FULL OF LOOTED ART FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. TALKING ABOUT HEISTS? CALL FOR RETURNING THOSE PIECES, MAKING REPARATIONS AND CELEBRATING THE CULTURES THEY BELONG TO. #LOUVREHEIST #DECOLONIZEMUSEUMS

Podcast Season 4, Episode 5: Naturalizing Inequalities: The Colonial Museum with Dan Hicks In today’s episode of the Peopling the Past podcast, we are joined by Dr. Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford and the curator of World Archaeology at …

Dr. Dan Hicks, Oxford archaeologist and Pitt Rivers curator, challenges colonial myths in museums. His latest book, Every Monument Will Fall, probes how monuments shape memory (and what it means to rewrite those stories). #MuseumEthics #DecolonizeMuseums #DanHicks peoplingthepast.com/2025/05/27/p...

An Open Letter To National Archives Museum From A Journalist Archit Mehta In Fall 2023, Archit authored “Decoding Systemic Racism in the Artifact ‘Slaves Build Capital and White House’ at the National Archives Museum” for the Critical Discourse Analysis clas…

Are you interested in history, museums, and language? In my latest work, I wrote a letter to the National Archives Museum to rewrite the artifact "Slaves Build Capitol and White House" because that undermines the history of slavery in the U.S. #DecolonizeMuseums
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