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In 'Atlas,' Roméo Mivekannin draws attention to the colonialist practices and ethical gray areas that permeate many European ...
The statue showed Maury, who resigned his commission as a U.S. Navy commander to join the Confederacy, seated and holding a marine chart, under a globe ringed with sailors and farmers in a storm ...
It's often claimed online that the British Museum in London would have nothing left to show if it returned every artefact that the UK allegedly stole from other countries, but there's more to the ...
A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
The British Museum could repatriate more contested artefacts despite legal restrictions that hamper a permanent deal for the Elgin Marbles.. Treasures were returned last week to Otomfuo Osei Tutu ...
“In Boris [Johnson]’s time, the Olympics was the narrative. I was working on the cultural festival for London. It was the most ambitious thing we have ever done: 5,000 events, seven million ...
Law & Politics The British Museum’s Instagram Is Flooded With Calls for the Return of an Easter Island Statue. In response, the museum has limited comments on its Instagram posts.
The British Museum is facing renewed calls to return a huge moai statue to Easter Island, sparked by a social media campaign by Chilean activists.. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui in the local ...