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The Brutish Museums The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution

Dan Hicks

Winner of the 2021 Elliott P. Skinner Book Award Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all...

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The book examined the colonial violence and restitution issues surrounding the Benin bronzes, arguing that museums must confront their role in looting.

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Consider the book he published in 2020. It's called The Brutish Museums, The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution.

— Episode: 542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case?

Episode: 542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case?

The book examined the colonial violence and restitution issues surrounding the Benin bronzes, arguing that museums must confront their role in looting.

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Consider the book he published in 2020. It's called The Brutish Museums, The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution.

Dan Hicks, author of The Brutish Museums, agreed to meet us there and give a proper tour of the Benin Bronzes.

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