Repatriation
Spotlight | Leaning in to the repatriation process
Museums with recent repatriation projects share best practice in this field
Guide | Writing a repatriation policy
Amy Shakespeare shares her tips on creating an equitable plan for restitution requests
Case study | Repatriating natural history collections
Shani Roper from the University of the West Indies Museum shares her experiences of a recent repatriation
Case study | Repatriating human remains
Neil Curtis shares learning from a recent repatriation to Tasmania
Case study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation
Laura Van Broekhoven shares learning from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Shuar people seek repatriation of ‘shrunken heads’ in UK collections
Delegation expresses wish for return of ceremonial tsantsas along with self-representation in displays
Hunterian returns ancestral human remains to South Africa
Ceremonies held in Scotland and South Africa to mark repatriation
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery returns artefacts to Larrakia People
Ceremony held to mark repatriation of 33 culturally significant objects to Australia
Are the culture wars having an impact on repatriation?
Many institutions are now taking a more open-minded approach, but there is growing reticence towards the practice in some circles
Repatriation is urgent work – it needs to be part of the Accreditation scheme
Requiring a policy would normalise the practice and ensure museums are prepared for claims, says Amy Shakespeare
