Post-colonialism
'The time of begging for stolen loot is over': Cambridge University master gives UN speech saying tone has shifted in restitution debate
Sonita Alleyne was appointed Master of Jesus College in 2019—the year the institution announced the UK's first repatriation of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
London's Wellcome Collection accused of cultural vandalism after closing 'racist, sexist and ableist' display of artefacts
The institution asks “What’s a museum for?” as it shuts display devoted to objects amassed by its founder
Berlin's controversial Humboldt Forum is finally complete—but 'the work inside begins now', German Culture Minister says
Twenty years since its conception and at a cost of around €680m, the new German museum must now follow through on its restitution promises
Horniman Museum in London hands over Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Major restitution development coincides with publication of new Arts Council England guidelines
Controversial slave trader painting at National Museum Cardiff—removed in wake of Black Lives Matter—is rehung
The work, depicting the Lieutenant-General Thomas Picton, is now on display as part of an exhibition reframing his legacy
‘The Benin Bronzes are returning home’: Germany and Nigeria sign historic restitution agreement
More than 1,100 looted items will be transferred though some artefacts will remain on loan to German museums
Berlin announces several restitution agreements with Namibia, Cameroon and Nigeria
Berlin Biennale conference will focus on "decolonising" arts and culture
Hew Locke reimagines Birmingham's controversial Queen Victoria statue for an anti-imperialist age
A number of artists—including Amy Ching-Yan Lam and Rajni Perera—have created work that challenges the city's colonial legacy as it gears up to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games
William Kentridge calls on UK to find consensus over its ‘shameful past’ like South Africa has with apartheid
Ahead of his major retrospective at the Royal Academy this autumn, South African artist says Britain needs "imaginative solutions" for colonial era statues
Portugal’s process for Venice Biennale selection accused of violations against leading artist
Curator of Portuguese pavilion says Grada Kilomba's application to represent the country was swung by a jury member who delegitimised her experience of racism
'Taliban-like minority working to undermine the Western world': uproar after French Academy in Rome moves to remove tapestries linked to colonialism
After a media campaign, French art historians and scholars sign a petition accusing the Villa Medici of "cancelling culture"
Looted African works that France has promised to return to Benin will be shown in Paris museum for one last time
The exhibition Benin: the Restitution of 26 Works from the Royal Treasures of Abomey at Musée du quai Branly–Jacques Chirac will be on view for five days in October
Visiting a historic house should be about more than just cream teas and crocuses—their full histories, however unsettling, should be told
Being told about National Trust houses' connections to slavery should not deter visitors: the complex history adds to their interest
We tackled Dutch slaving history—the Rijksmuseum's exhibition could serve as a model of its kind
The Netherlands needs to collectively examine how its past has shaped today's society, says the director of the Amsterdam museum
'There has been a generational shift': Belgian government to collaborate with Democratic Republic of Congo to return colonial-era loot
Bilateral accord to include projects to conserve, research, and store restituted items
'We've had a lot of museums reaching out': how Nigeria is getting ready to receive the world’s Benin bronzes
With institutions across the globe rethinking their views on restitution, the African country’s focus is now on making a home for its heritage
George Soros's Open Society Foundations pledges $15m to help Africa recover looted heritage
Paid over four years, it will support efforts made by museums, grassroots-organisations and governments
France retreats from report recommending automatic restitutions of looted African artefacts
Suggestions from controversial Savoy-Sarr report were all-but buried at a conference held in Paris
Hew Locke discusses monarchy and model boats in new survey show at Ikon Gallery
As a major exhibition opens in Birmingham, the British artist discusses how growing up in Guyana has ensured that maritime themes are in his DNA
Frida Kahlo's letters conceal nothing and reveal nothing
Kahlo’s communications with her mother are unsurprisingly banal
The repatriation debate intensifies as calls for post-colonial restitution grow—but is it legal?
Recommendations from Savoy-Sarr report into restitution by French museums may contravene the country’s laws
Nigeria plans museum for art looted from Benin
Benin Dialogue Group announces three-year schedule for new Royal Museum to display looted objects now in European collections