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"A major new history of how, between 1965 and 1985, African nations sought the restitution of works of art stolen during the colonial period, written by the most important and influential figure in the field"-- For decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In Africa’s Struggle for Its Art, Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history. One of the world’s foremost experts on restitution and cultural heritage, Savoy investigates extensive, previously unpublished sources to reveal that the roots of the struggle extend much further back than prominent recent debates indicate, and that these efforts were covered up by myriad opponents.Shortly after 1960, when eighteen former colonies in Africa gained independence, a movement to pursue repatriation was spearheaded by African intellectual and political classes. Savoy looks at pivotal events, including the watershed speech delivered at the UN General Assembly by Zaire’s president, Mobutu Sese Seko, which started the debate regarding restitution of colonial-era assets and resulted in the first UN resolution on the subject. She examines how German museums tried to withhold information about their inventory and how the British Parliament failed to pass a proposed amendment to the British Museum Act, which protected the country’s collections. Savoy concludes in the mid-1980s, when African nations enacted the first laws focusing on the protection of their cultural heritage.Making the case for why restitution is essential to any future relationship between African countries and the West, Africa’s Struggle for Its Art will shape conversations around these crucial issues for years to come.

Art, African. --- Cultural property --- Museums --- Protection --- History --- Protection. --- Repatriation --- Repatriation. --- Acquisitions --- Acquisitions. --- 1900-1999. --- Africa. --- Europe.

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A cannon belonging to the King of Kandy, power figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Benin bronzes, statues from javanese temples : these are just a few of the many, mostly stolen, objects that have come into the possession of museums and private collections in the Netherlands and Belgium. Dominating the discussions about colonial collections and restitution are Great Britain, Germany and France. But the Netherlands and Belgium, two former colonial powers, must now also respond to the former colonies asking for the return of their collections. How and when did these collections get here, and where are they now ? Are they all looted art ? How does restitution work ? Are there any successful examples ? Who decides where an object's importance lies ? "Inconvenient heritage : colonial collections and restitution in the Netherlands and Belgium" is the first book to address these questions from the dutch and belgian perspectives. As in other european countries, the answers are far from straightforward.

Cultural property --- Patrimoine culturel --- Repatriation --- Restitution. --- Museums --- Collection management