Showing posts with label museums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museums. Show all posts

Friday 21 October 2022

You Spelled 'Ethnics' Wrong...

...well, it is the dear old 'Grauniad', I suppose.

The culture minister of Nigeria...

Ha ha ha ha ha! Wait, they really have one of those..? 

...has urged the British Museum to follow the example of the Smithsonian Institution, which on Tuesday returned ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria at a celebratory event in Washington.

Why? Reminds me of my mum's favourite saying from mt childhood: 'Well, if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you too?' 

“I told them the last time I was in London: it’s not if, it’s when. They will eventually have to return these because the campaign is gaining strength by the day and, when they look at what other museums are doing, they will be compelled to return them.”

Isn't it about time some of these institutions grew a backbone and started saying 'No' and meaning it?