Kew plant specimens should be repatriated says Botanist Professor Muthama Muasya, University of Cape Town & Keeper of Bolus Herbarium. 🔗 in bio #kewgardens #kewherbarium #curation #taxonomy #botany #southafrica #capetown #repatriation #elginmarbles #beninbronzes
#Bénin , #Cotonou , Place de l’Amazone. Quel chic endroit ! #visitbenin #Bénin #Amazone #amazonedubénin #beninbronzes #beninrepublic
Chaque 10 janvier est célèbre la journée du #vodou au #beninbronzes #Benin . L'édition 2023 en image
#Afrique #CultureWins #traditional #TIBA
Colonized history with its paternalistic nature refers to the 'Punitive Expedition' of Benin
In Decolonial terms, we call it the 'Benin Massacre' or Benin Genocide of 1897
There was nothing to be punished for unless you consider resistance to colonization a crime. #beninbronzes
“As a descendant of an enslaved African, I ask you, how are you - the curators - engaged in efforts to ensure that all of us have a say concerning the repatriation of the relicts [the #BeninBronzes ]?” asks Deadria Farmer-Pa... at #ExhibitingDifficultHistories
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![“As a descendant of an enslaved African, I ask you, how are you - the curators - engaged in efforts to ensure that all of us have a say concerning the repatriation of the relicts [the #BeninBronzes]?” asks @deadriafp at #ExhibitingDifficultHistories
#BeninBronzes #HumboldtForum](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLibw5NW8AAemcJ.jpg "Philipp Molderings (@PMolderings) on Twitter photo 2024-04-19 15:31:55 “As a descendant of an enslaved African, I ask you, how are you - the curators - engaged in efforts to ensure that all of us have a say concerning the repatriation of the relicts [the #BeninBronzes]?” asks @deadriafp at #ExhibitingDifficultHistories
#BeninBronzes #HumboldtForum")
Looking forward to seeing what the newly-appointed director of the #BritishMuseum will make of the whole #ElginMarbles / #BeninBronzes / #restitution dossier!
My sincere hope is that he will make a public commitment towards #keepingourmarbles , and I wish him all the best in the…
Did I miss them earlier or are they now here as a result of the interest in the restitution process? #beninbronzes copies in the souvenir shop in the medina in Tunis
The story of the Benin Bronzes. 🖼️✨ In 1897, the Oba of Benin's world changed forever, and these sculptures, the #BeninBronzes , were caught in the midst of it. 😢
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Ancestral Dedication footage from 2023 of the Restitution Study Group Restitution Study Group at the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History paying homage to our ancestors sold into transatlantic slavery by the Benin kingdom in exchange for the metal used to make the iconic #Beninbronzes …
Important legal agreement surrounding ownership & custodial rights of #BeninBronzes in Nigeria – this has gone largely unnoticed in the western press. It appears to resolve lingering ownership dispute within Nigeria. victor ehikhamenor Gareth Harris bnn.network/world/nigeria/…
It is great to see one of our Year 5 pupils taking the time to visit the Benin Bronze exhibition at the British Museum this Easter holiday to see these intricate sculptures up close.
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Covering for Ayesha Hazarika shortly, talking #G7 , #philipschofield , #NatConUK , UK birthrates, #China and #BeninBronzes with Robert Fox, Scott Bryan, Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧, Oliver Shah, anne mcelvoy, Humphrey Hawksley, James Rogers, Theresa Fallon, and Barnaby Phillips. Live on Times Radio from 4pm.
The #Beninbronzes are returning home after 127 years since the British punitive expedition but what happens when they return? Privileged to be able to tell this story on BBC World Service
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Bringing you highlights from some of the research trips that Alberta Whittle took during her residency at G.A.S. including Benin City, Osogbo, Ijebu, and, Badagry.
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