Cultural Restitution
April 4, 2023
TANZANIA
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Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Tanzania, together with other restitution news.
Entries are updated regularly.
April 2023
East African families are seeking to recover the remains of their ancestors, removed at the beginning of the 20th century and now held in German colonial collections
March 2023
Hermann Parzinger is recommending the return of hundreds of skulls removed by German scientists from Tanzania during the colonial period
More News
It’s no easy matter resolving the current ethical debate over the retention and exhibition of human remains. But one public collection is asking visitors to cast their vote
“Would be nice to have a more frank discussion about how objects are collected for the Museum. Saying ‘Donated’ is not enough”
Last week, a delegation of Naga people signed a declaration that will lead to the return of 41 Naga ancestral remains currently held in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford