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Colonialism

From words to action: The sector’s mission to update language in heritage collections

First Benin Bronzes are returning home, but the job is far from finished: “We will not be bamboozled”

Changing the way we think about colonial heritage

A hub for stolen antiques: Belgium authorities accidentally sell stolen Ife bronze for €240

Statue of King Leopold II. Image credit: Steeve P, via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0

Melt the statue of King Leopold! Suggests expert report in Belgium

Belgian Africa Museum set to start gradual return of looted artefacts to Congo

Church of England wants to take action on contested colonial heritage

Germany officially agrees to hand back looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Debate on stolen art shifts as Germany wants to return Benin bronzes

The Netherlands

the Benjarmasin Diamond

The Netherlands dedicates €0.5M to return art stolen by colonialists

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