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On the occasion of the current exhibitions on Benin at ours and the Museum Rietberg, experts from Nigeria and Switzerland will discuss the future of Benin's cultural heritage and opportunities for cooperation between Nigerian and Swiss museums at the Restitution Forum happening on 26 October 2024. The forum is open to the public. It takes place at Park-Villa Rieter, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002; all contributions are in English. The admission is free, a registration is mandatory. (Update: The event is fully booked; there will be a recording. Please get in touch by e-mail if you are interested.)
The starting point will be the methods and collaborative practices developed by the Benin Initiative Switzerland and their challenges and opportunities. The public event will focus on the conclusion of the Benin Initiative Switzerland as well as the discussion of the initiated processes of a possible transfer of ownership regarding the objects that were looted or most likely looted in 1897. The research results and the restitution process will be reflected upon and placed in a wider context of cooperation and restitution.
Among the international guests there will be Olugbile Holloway, Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria, and Prof. Bénédicte Savoy from TU Berlin. A panel discussion will round off contributions from individual speakers.
You can find the detailed programme here. A cordial invitation!
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