Collecting is a core function of museums; a way to preserve the present for future generations and to educate and inspire visitors with objects from the past. And yet removing artwork with the hope of returning it to its rightful owner was one of the first moves made by the new director of the National Museum of African Art.
Native American leaders are calling on Glasgow museums to hand back personal items including baby clothes which were stripped from the victims of one of the worst massacres in US history.