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news Looted boat to be shown in Berlin s Humboldt Forum dw.com 8 hrs ago Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
In a new book, German historian Götz Aly reveals how a boat was taken from the South Pacific and ended up in a German museum. Will it spark a new restitution debate? © Stefan Müchler/SPK Is the Luf boat yet another stolen colonial artifact?
The announcement last month that Germany would return the Benin Bronzes 13th century sculptures stolen from Africa and since displayed in national museums to Nigeria caused widespread celebration.
It was a long-overdue win in the fight for the restitution of artworks and artifacts sitting in museum collections that were often acquired illicitly by European colonial powers.