A question of artefacts
How should museums deal with contentious legacies?
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’s empires, some French and Dutch museums have started the process to hand back some artefacts. However, most of the UK’s main institutions remain reluctant.
Should 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
Editor: 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
Last on
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Oct 2019 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 20 Oct 2019 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Podcast
-
![]()
Analysis
Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad.
