Cultural Restitution
September 29, 2022
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Updated September 2022
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made by Uganda, together with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly.
September 2022
The Uganda Tourism Association has asked for the establishment of a committee to lead the return of Ugandan artefacts from foreign museums
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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