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Transcripts for MSNBC Ayman 20240604 01:55:00

Provenance, and really, looking carefully at objects and collections. and we re often consulted by other institutions about the research process that we go through. so, we will continue to do that, both going forward with acquisitions, but also, looking back at the collection. we are a bit in an anomaly when it comes to the benin bronzes and restitution, because to our knowledge, the benin warrant is really the only historic work of africa we have in our collection. so, in my discussions with the national museums and monuments commission in nigeria, we have talked about sharing expertise and practice around museology, around conservation, education, and we recognize that we have as much to learn from them, as they have from us. so, we really see it as an exciting moment for our future ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Ayman 20240604 10:56:00

Talked about sharing expertise and practice around museology. around conservation, education. and we recognize that we have as much to learn from them, as they have from us. so we really see it as an exciting moment for future collaboration. can i ask you finally caitlin. what do you say to critics who say that returning these risks their preservation in the sense that museums in parts of africa, who would want these bronzes returned. or other antiquities. may not be able to maintain them or preserve them like countries in the west or museums in the west? you my response is that these objects, they were stolen from their original numbers. and the beginning premise of do no harm? they were stolen. and so they need to be returned to their original owners. and i have trust and confidence ....

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