24-12-2025 17:15 via hyperallergic.com

British Museum’s Longterm Loans Program Doesn’t Remediate Colonial Looting

Long-term loans are not restitution. They do not acknowledge historical wrongdoing, nor do they restore agency to source communities. Instead, they reinforce a museum’s claim of ownership over objects it has no moral (and often legal) right to possess. – Hyperallergic
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