This week a Cambridge college, a French museum and a Scottish university all returned artifacts looted from West Africa.
In 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to Burkina Faso that it was no longer acceptable for a large part of the cultural heritage of several African countries to remain in France.
This marked a crucial step on the way to this week’s developments, said Barnaby Phillips, the author of ‘Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes.’ Then came the reckoning that followed the killing of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police in May 2020. While the fallout in America focused largely on police violence and the legacy of slavery, in Europe a large part of the focus was on the enduring impact of colonialism.Presiding over a ceremony in Paris this week, President Emmanuel Macron said: "All young people need to take possession of their country's history in order to better build their future.
The institution has a strict policy on the permanent removal of art from its collection that is governed by a 1963 law, called The British Museum Act.
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