It’s Time for French Museums to Return Cambodian Artifacts (via The Diplomat)
about 73 months ago (12/28/2018)
It’s Time for French Museums to Return Cambodian Artifacts (via The Diplomat) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar Flickr/ Jean-Pierre Dalbéra December 28, 2018 The debate as to whether international museums and governments should return cultural artifacts acquired during the colonial period is not a new one. However, it has now been re-energized by French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision that France will return 26 cultural artifacts to Benin. The announcement follows the release of a presidential-commissioned report by French art historian Bénédicte Savoy and Senegalese economist Felwine Sarr, calling for thousands of African cultural artifacts taken during the colonial period to be returned to their respective countries, if requested.