Losing our marbles: Should Britain send back its museum loot?

Activists have demanded the return of contentious museum objects for decades – why are museums now starting to listen? Arthur Snell is joined by Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology and author of The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution, to bring some much needed clarity to a debate beset by culture war clashes. 

• “Museums are moving with the time, but some on the hard right are weaponising the debate.”
• “In the 19th century, museums were put to work towards cultural supremacy – we now recognise this as wrong, so we have to move forward.”
• “You wouldn’t tell a biologist the latest developments in their field.”
• “There is so much ‘whataboutism’ in this debate – and time's up.”

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Written and presented by Arthur Snell. Produced by Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters production.

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