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Greece renews calls for artefact returns after British Museum thefts

Questions are being raised about the British Museum's security protocols, its handling of thefts, and how long senior management was aware before action was taken. Now, Greece is renewing its calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

23/08/2023

Russia

Euroviews. Russia's multiculturalism claims are a front for colonialist policies

In today's Russia, Putin’s policies — obscured by quotes of one nation "united by a common destiny" — are feudal and assimilationist, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

17/08/2023

Culture news

Watch: The Mexican festival of indigenous rebellion

Mexicans re-enact the resistance of Indigenous people against the Spanish conquest with dances and whippings, during the festival of Santo Santiago in Tonala.

27/07/2023

Culture news

Extinction Rebellion activists target controversial Italian statue

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion has targeted a controversial statue of an Italian journalist in Milan.

24/07/2023

Culture news

Why Hamburg’s plan to ‘decolonise’ Bismarck statue failed

Hamburg held a competition to re-imagine its monument to Otto Von Bismarck. Its failure reveals the struggle facing decolonial movements in Europe.

13/07/2023

Culture news

Netherlands returns looted artefacts from colonial era to Indonesia

The Netherlands and Indonesia have agreed on the return of hundreds of cultural artefacts taken, sometimes by force, during colonial times. The items were handed back to Indonesia at the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden.

12/07/2023

Culture news

US panel recommends $1-million reparations for slavery victims

The 1100-page document includes more than 100 recommendations on how to address the harms of slavery.

02/07/2023

Netherlands

Dutch king apologises for slave trade in historic speech

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised on Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech

01/07/2023

Netherlands

Dutch King apologises for Netherlands' role in slavery

Other European governments and monarchs are moving at different paces as they confront horrors of the past.

01/07/2023

Culture news

France's Immigration Museum reopens in Paris to tell a "shared story"

With 'one French person in three an immigrant, the child of an immigrant or the grandchild of an immigrant,' France's newly reopened Immigration Museum says it's time to count the cost of their contributions.

15/06/2023

New Zealand

Germany returns the remains of 95 Indigenous people to New Zealand

The initiative is part of Germany's plan to return Indigenous artefacts looted or improperly acquired during colonial times to their homelands.

14/06/2023

Culture news

Check out these photos from the Contemporary African Photography prize

As we anticipate the announcement of the five winners of the Contemporary African Photography prize, we've handpicked a selection of our favourite projects.

26/05/2023

Culture news

Ghana asks the British Museum to return gold removed in 1874

Ghana's Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, met with the popular museum's director to request the return of works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during an 1874 war with the British.

17/05/2023

Culture news

French friends with benefits: African war veterans finally get to go home

Nine African war veterans finally return to their home countries with the insurance to get their full pensions. Aged between 85 and 96 years old, the ex-soldiers who fought for France had to reside there at least half the year to receive their benefits - until this year.

29/04/2023

Portugal

Portugal should apologise for colonialism, says President

It is the first time a southern European leader has suggested a national apology for the colonial period.

26/04/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On the anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence, we look back at the different names the country has had.

18/04/2023

Culture news

King Charles III backs research into UK monarchy's slavery ties

King Charles III backed research into the UK monarchy's ties to slavery after a document revealed that his ancestor had shares in a slave-trading company.

07/04/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

Through a single worded quote, we take a look back at the history of the British Empire and its cruel reign over India.

17/02/2023

Culture news

Camilla drops controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond from coronation crown

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is as beautiful as it is controversial. Taken from India during British imperial rule, the Queen Consort has broken with tradition by refusing it at her coronation.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On the anniversary of his assassination, we take a look back at why Gandhi is such a key figure in India's history.

30/01/2023