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Beyond Restitution: Exploring the Stories of Cultural Objects After Their Return

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Beyond Restitution: Exploring the Stories of Cultural Objects After Their Return

Author: Kristin Hausler; Elke Selter
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509982561

Published In: January 2027
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781509982561
Hardback Edition ISBN: Hardback edition price on application, ISBN13 9781509982561

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While calls for the repatriation of heritage have been made since the start of the decolonisation process, it is only in recent years that the debate on returning cultural objects has gained widespread prominence. This has been followed by ongoing efforts from several countries to change the legislation, adopt principles, and invest in provenance research to turn repatriation into a more proactive mechanism.

The book tells the story of cultural objects that were housed in European institutions and returned to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. In addition to in-depth analysis of relevant laws and policies, each of the case studies integrates interviews with those who were directly involved in those return processes, as well as those who were impacted by them, including museum staff, government representatives, and community members. The book presents previously unheard insights into past return processes, the manifold modalities that such processes have followed, and, at times, unexpected outcomes. By doing so, it offers possible lessons to be learnt for future returns.

Foreword

1. Introduction: Looking Back to Move Forward

2. From Stockholm Back to Haisla Ancestral Territory: A Totem Pole Returns Home

3. A Two-step Process towards Community Return: The Return of a Stolen Idol to Nepal

4. From Wales to Chile: The Return of Church Bells

5. Museums in the Lead: 'Crossed Deposits' between France and Cambodia

6. Returns and Reparations: Namibian Objects Returned by Germany

7. The Need for Provenance Research: The Return of a Dagger from the Netherlands to Indonesia

8. The Return of the Makonde Mask from Switzerland to Tanzania: the Role of the ICPRCP and ICOM in the Return of Cultural Objects

9. Conclusion: Lessons Learnt from Past Return Processes