Connecting Restitution Histories and African World Festivals | Alumni Project
In 1972, Nigerian archaeologist and head of Nigeria’s Federal Department of Antiquities, Ekpo Eyo sent a circular to several European embassies requesting “some” permanent loans of Benin Bronzes but even such a “modest loan request,” as written by Benedicte Savoy in her latest book Africa’s Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat, “sparked panic among officials who feared a radical emptying of Western museums”.
TheMuseumsLab Alumni Network was formed during the Team Projects Phase of the 2022 edition of TheMuseumsLab. As dialogues and relationships developed during Module 2 hosted in Berlin, the need for a team project focused on supporting alumni activities was apparent.
Benchmarking visit to Kenya on the International Inventory Programme | Alumni Project
The International Inventories Programme (IIP) is a research and curatorial initiative that traces Kenyan cultural objects held in institutions outside the country. This project involves a benchmarking visit to Kenya to learn from the IIP’s methods, building knowledge, skills, and collaboration, particularly for developing collection inventories for Malawi, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
