Cultural Restitution
June 5, 2024
ALGERIA
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ALGERIA
Updated June 2024
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Algeria, together
with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly
June 2024
Algeria has requested the return from France of objects that belonged to Emir Abdelkader, the 19th century resistance fighter defeated in 1847.
June 2024
Algeria has submitted a list of historical artefacts currently held in France seeking their restitution
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The USA is being urged not to renew a five-year cultural property agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the grounds Egypt has prioritised ‘prestige megaprojects’ and ‘political spectacle’ over site protection and collections management
“Modern morality,” wrote Oscar Wilde, “consists in accepting the standard of one’s age.” But how can museums define the moral standard of this age when constrained by historic rules of stewardship and the absence of a modern ethical framework?
This week’s announcement that Cambridge University has transferred legal ownership of its collection of 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria could be hugely significant