Repatriation
When charity law meets restitution
Two experts explain the new legal provisions making it easier for some museums to return artefacts on moral grounds
Profile | ‘I’ve been to prison several times. It’s no big deal’
Our guest editor Gary Younge meets restitution activist Mwazulu Diyabanza, who explains why he is taking the law into his own hands
Political row delays opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art
Edo state governor revokes land ownership rights in dispute over museum’s name and mission
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
