How Often Will Germany Insult Nigeria When Demands Are Made For Restitution Of Looted Artefacts? Listen to article I was moved to silent melancholy at the thought that this assembly of degenerate and feeble-minded posterity should be the legitimate guardians of so much loveliness.” Leo Frobenius, on seeing Ile-Ife art
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On the occasion of the opening of the Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Nigeria once again asked Germany for the return of looted Nigerian artefacts in Germany. (2)
This was nothing unusual and the response or lack of it, was also not unusual. Germany did not reply to the request of the Nigerian ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Tuggar. A year before the opening, in 2019, Ambassador had made the same request and received no response. Readers can make up their own minds about this undiplomatic behaviour of not responding to a request made by a duly accredited ambassador on behalf of his government. Would Germany have acted this way if the request came from the U.S. or B
Barazani, Berlin-Based Ngo Urges Prussian Heritage Foundation To Restitute Looted Benin Artefacts
Oba Akenzua and Commemorative head of an Oba
“The restitution of those cultural objects which our museums and collections, directly or indirectly, possess thanks to the colonial system and are now being demanded, must also not be postponed with cheap arguments and tricks.”
Gert v. Paczensky and Herbert Ganslmayr
, Nofretete will nach Hause.
We republish below a press release issued by Barazani, a Berlin based Ngo working group, Museums and Collections of the alliance
Decolonize Berlin, issued on 16 December 2020 on the on the occasion of the digitalised opening of the Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany.