How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures? | Arts and Culture

Many African, Latin American and Asian nations are demanding that their former occupiers return historical objects and artworks.

It’s given rise to a global debate: Can developing nations, short of funds, preserve the centuries-old artefacts they are reclaiming?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Karen Byera Ijumba – Senior Researcher, Open Restitution Africa

Jos Van Beurden – Senior researcher on colonial cultural collections and restitution and founder of Restitution Matters

Barnaby Phillips – Author