about 3 months ago (02/05/2024)

Los Angeles museum repatriates Asante artefacts to Ghana Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Repatriation news Los Angeles museum repatriates Asante artefacts to Ghana The Fowler Museum at UCLA has repatriated seven artefacts that were taken during the Sagrenti War of 1874 Scarlet Cheng 5 February 2024 Share Unidentified member(s) of gold workers' guild (Asante peoples, Kumasi, Ghana), Royal necklace (gorget) or stool ornament; Before 1874; gold Fowler Museum at UCLA, Gift of the Wellcome Trust Seven handcrafted Asante objects have just travelled halfway around the globe to be returned, 150 years later, to the family of their original owners in Kumasi, Ghana...

about 5 months ago (12/15/2023)

First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Exhibitions news First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule The photos are part of a 50,000-strong archive being preserved by the artist J...