Hobby Lobby Returns 11,500 Artefacts of 'Dubious Origin' - WB March 2020
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Hobby Lobby returns 11,500 artefacts of ‘dubious origin’ to the Middle East:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-of-bible-founder-returns-more-ancient-artifacts-1819623
Stolen Crown Returns Crown to Ethiopian Church:
https://africadailynews.net/2020/03/05/stolen-crown-returns-to-ethiopian-church.html?fbclid=IwAR3SU_9B3ThcrRn1RtAAnSoC_UXDNqiZ4nZ6VdiWW3QJCNesTrL3quhngJ0
Indigenous experts call for return of countless treasured belongings held in museums:
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/indigenous-experts-call-for-return-of-countless-treasured-belongings-held-in-museums
Will Europe’s museums rise to the challenge of decolonisation?
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/07/europe-museums-decolonisation-africa-empire?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3HXyuOUMC8oHisZNrEU9nbSzXApMQvHTBDIzgpQwNoMLHy3amLYQeT8OY