{"id":126068,"date":"2024-03-14T10:08:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=126068"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:28:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:28:26","slug":"returning-colonial-loot-from-aberdeen-the-story-of-a-benin-bronze","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/discourse\/returning-colonial-loot-from-aberdeen-the-story-of-a-benin-bronze-126068\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning colonial loot from Aberdeen. The story of a Benin Bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In October 2021, the University of Aberdeen returned a Benin bronze to representatives of the Nigerian government and the court of the Oba of Benin. It was the first museum in the UK to not only agree to the repatriation of a Benin bronze, but to actually do so. In his talk, Neil Curtis will discuss the history of the Benin bronze and share his experiences of the restitution process.<\/p>\n

“OBJEKTLABOR. Collections Talks at the Coordination Office” addresses issues and challenges that arise when working with university collections, sheds light on them from different perspectives and offers space for reflection and discussion.<\/p>\n

Lecture by Neil Curtis, followed by a discussion with Christopher Li and Sarah Elena Link<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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