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Dr. Antje Gamble
@drantjegamble.bsky.social
Art Historian: Italian, Sculptural, & Exhibition Modernisms (Fascism & Cold War in 🇮🇹&🇺🇸) // Assoc Prof in KY // Exec VP of the Italian Art Society // she/her // Author of ‘Cold War American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design’
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“Loan” is saying a lot V&A #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
"The UK is sending some of Ghana's 'crown jewels' back...150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals....The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum."
Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'
Treasures taken 150 years ago will go back, the BBC can reveal, in a possible model for other disputes.
Whilst I don't think 'loan' is sufficient to the task, it's what's legally available in 2024. Better to start with this initial step than to refuse to step forward.
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Dr. Antje Gamble
@drantjegamble.bsky.social
Art Historian: Italian, Sculptural, & Exhibition Modernisms (Fascism & Cold War in 🇮🇹&🇺🇸) // Assoc Prof in KY // Exec VP of the Italian Art Society // she/her // Author of ‘Cold War American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design’
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