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Lawmaker seeks support of Parliament to decolonise Swiss museums - Expat Guide to Switzerland


Lawmaker seeks support of Parliament to decolonise Swiss museums
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On February 23, a parliamentary committee will discuss whether Switzerland should investigate the origins of artefacts in their collections that were acquired in a colonial context, with the goal of returning them if appropriate. The motion follows similar debates in other European countries that aim to set up structures and guidelines to address the issue.
The motion was put forward by Carlo Sommaruga, a Social Democrat member of Parliament, and will be debated by the Parliament’s committee for science, education and culture. It calls for technical and financial support for museums to conduct provenance research, a central system of mediation with countries of origin for disputed objects, and logistical support for repatriations or alternative solutions agreed with source communities. Sommaruga aims to gain support from other parties including c ....

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As Swiss museums 'decolonise', a lawmaker seeks the support of Parliament


Lawmaker seeks support of Parliament to decolonise Swiss museums
A 17th/18th century mask from Benin, currently in the collection of the Rietberg museum. Museum Rietberg
On February 23, a parliamentary committee will discuss whether Switzerland should investigate the origins of artefacts in their collections that were acquired in a colonial context, with the goal of returning them if appropriate. The motion follows similar debates in other European countries that aim to set up structures and guidelines to address the issue.
This content was published on February 22, 2021 - 14:30
February 22, 2021 - 14:30
Catherine Hickley
The motion was put forward by Carlo Sommaruga, a Social Democrat member of Parliament, and will be debated by the Parliament’s committee for science, education and culture. It calls for technical and financial support for museums to conduct provenance research, a central system of mediation with countries of origin for disputed objects ....

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How 19th-Century European Colonial Powers Raced to Scoop Up the Benin Bronzes Amid a Program of Imperial Destruction


How Did the Benin Bronzes Come to Europe? Here’s How Colonial Powers Raced to Loot Them Amid a Program of Imperial Destruction
Author Dan Hicks takes a detailed look at what really happened before and after the UK s punitive raid on the Benin Palace in 1897.
December 16, 2020
Brass plaque looted by Captain George Le Clerc Egerton from
Benin City. Pitt Rivers Museum/Dumas-Egerton Trust (accession number
1991.13.8).
In his acclaimed new book, The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution,
 archaeologist, anthropologist, and Oxford’s Pitt-Rivers Museum curator Dan Hicks investigates the motivations behind the British raid on the Benin Palace in 1897, which led to treasures being distributed around Western collections.  ....

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