Replay | #Restitutions: Legislating to make amends
The second event, entitled “#Restitutions: Legislating to make amends”, brought together Rima Abdul Malak, former Minister of Culture, and Vincent Négri, researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of Politics.
Together, they explored the challenges surrounding legislation on the restitution of African cultural property, the right to memory and cultural reappropriation, in the service of historical justice and sustainable intercultural dialogue.
#Restitutions. Another Definition of the World
A series of talks co-designed and moderated by Valérie Nivelon (creator of the podcast Africaines Queens and the radio program La Marche du monde on RFI).
On June 7, 1978, Amadou Mahtar M’Bow, the first African Director-General of UNESCO, issued a “solemn appeal” to governments, cultural institutions, museums, libraries, historians, and artists for the restitution of cultural property to their countries of origin. Nearly fifty years after this landmark call, where do we stand on the question of return?
The series #Restitutions. Another Definition of the World offers a space for reflection and dialogue on the restitution of artworks and cultural property acquired in contexts of violence and domination, as well as on the issues of memory, justice, and the circulation of heritage that these claims raise. Through seven conversations bringing together researchers, legal scholars, museum professionals, and cultural practitioners, the series seeks to provide analytical tools and contribute to more just, collaborative, and sustainable practices.
