Podcasts Government Analysis A question of artefacts

A question of artefacts

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 8 p.m.

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How should museums deal with contentious legacies?

Two years since the French President, Emmanuel Macron, called for the restitution of objects taken at the height of Europe\\u2019s empires, some French and Dutch museums have started the process to hand back some artefacts. However, most of the UK\\u2019s main institutions remain reluctant.\\n \\nShould we empty our museums to make amends for our colonial past? In this edition of Analysis, David Baker speaks to people on all sides of the argument to get to the bottom of a topic that is pitching the art world up against global politics.

Producer: Matt Russell\\nEditor: Jasper Corbett

Picture Credit: Crown, gold and gilded copper with glass beads, pigment and fabric, made in Ethiopia, 1600-1850 (c) Victoria and Albert Museum

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