Repatriation

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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

Pitt Rivers begins process to repatriate human remains

Delegation of Naga representatives visit museum to discuss return and care of ancestral remains

BM director rules out restitution as he outlines plans to foster collaboration

Institution is 'not going to be embarrassed' about being a global museum, says Cullinan

National Museums NI returns more items to Hawaiʻi

Ceremony held at Ulster Museum to repatriate human remains and sacred objects

Natural History Museum returns Indigenous ancestors to Australia

Ceremony attended by Traditional Custodians

Aboriginal community co-curates exhibition at Manchester Museum as part of repatriation process

Ongoing collaboration formed after museum returned 174 objects to Warnindilyakwa people in 2023

University of Aberdeen repatriates remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal man

Handover ceremony also takes place at Hunterian to return rare shell necklace

Museums should stop displaying African ancestral remains, says report

Policy briefing calls for change in law to prohibit display of any remains 'without appropriate consent'

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Collaboration is key to learning how African and Caribbean objects ended up in Scotland

The Reveal and Connect project is building a network between Scottish museums and communities of origin

Parthenon sculptures deal ‘still some distance’ away, says Osborne

Comments come as Keir Starmer meets Greek PM in Downing Street for first time

UK has opportunity to ‘become a world leader in international repatriation’

Government should set national policy to help fill Europe-wide skills gap, says new policy briefing

Maasai group decides objects can remain at Pitt Rivers Museum

Decision is the outcome of seven-year Living Cultures partnership