in some situations, digital restitution, circulation, permanent loan, whatever, could be another opportunity. but it is not our decision on the european side, we have to find common solutions together with partners worldwide. that s very interesting because you and your colleagues. and i understand it s not your personal decision. but within the museum collection that you at humboldt forum work with, a key decision was made to return the so called benin bronzes. it was a decision that actually shook the world of museums. how did you come to make that particular decision? the decision was finally made by the foundation of prussian cultural heritage. the humboldt forum as a project was the reason, perhaps, why it was made now, because as a new institution, from the outside facing
design, whatever, somewhere. so you re not going to become a franchise. we re not going to see the humboldt shanghai or the humboldt. no. ..riyad. i think you cannot. i think it s very much based here in berlin. but what we want to do is to do something together with these museums, but not in a way of travelling exhibitions. i think this.the time is over that exhibitions travelling around the world, making money and so on. but what we really want to do is doing something together, learning something together, creating something new, which is for both partners or three or four partners, and experience at not only working with museums, museum to museum is one opportunity but, for instance, working with a community college somewhere in the us. it was a great, great experience for me because college students had a completely different approach what happens here in the collections and so you have a fabulous
in some situations, digital restitution, circulation, permanent loan, whatever, could be another opportunity. but it is not our decision on the european side, we have to find common solutions together with partners worldwide. that s very interesting because you and your colleagues. and i understand it s not your personal decision. but within the museum collection that you at humboldt forum work with, a key decision was made to return the so called benin bronzes. it was a decision that actually shook the world of museums. how did you come to make that particular decision? the decision was finally made by the foundation of prussian cultural heritage. the humboldt forum as a project was the reason, perhaps, why it was made now, because as a new institution, from the outside facing the past, but what we try to do
for instance, somewhere in the favela in southern america, it s perhaps more influential on museums than the big, new building, iconic design, whatever, somewhere. so you re not going to become a franchise. we re not going to see the humboldt shanghai or the humboldt. no. ..riyad. i think you cannot. i think it s very much based here in berlin. but what we want to do is to do something together with these museums, but not in a way of travelling exhibitions. i think this.this time is over that exhibitions travelling around the world, making money and so on. but what we really want to do is doing something together, learning something together, creating something new, which is for both partners or three or four partners, and experience at not only working with museums, museum to museum is one opportunity but, for instance, working with a community college somewhere in the us. it was a great, great experience for me because college students had a completely different approach what happens