Restitution
Restitution is not a remedy for the past alone – it’s about the future we can create together
The return of the Jain manuscripts has made the Wellcome Collection rethink standard practice, says Adrian Plau
Wellcome Collection to return 2,000 manuscripts in landmark agreement
Museum says Jain texts were acquired ‘against the best interests of their original owners’
Irish culture minister says restitution of heritage from UK ‘needs to be examined’
Dáil members call for return of artefacts taken from Ireland by former colonial powers
Q&A | ‘It was important not to wait for a finished narrative’
Lucy Edematie on Manchester Museum's Africa Hub, a new type of space that exposes the gaps and silences in the museum's own records
Cambridge University transfers ownership of 116 Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Move could have a ‘domino effect’ among other western institutions, says federal body
DCMS to review exclusion of national museums from new restitution rules
‘Unusual’ use of government powers questioned by legal experts and sector bodies
Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation
The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains
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
Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month
But national museums will be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments
