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The British Museum defends itself against a campaign to return a ‘moai’ sculpture

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The British Museum defends itself against a campaign to return a ‘moai’ sculpture

The British Museum defended its position on Monday against an online campaign by social media users demanding the return of a stone ‘moai’ statue that was transferred to the London institution from Easter Island, Chile. The London museum currently has in its collection two of the enigmatic statues – called ‘moai’ – that dot that … Read more

The debate on the decolonization of museums

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The debate on the decolonization of museums

The British Museum in London was forced to limit comments on its Instagram and TikTok social networks, after being inundated with comments from Chileans demanding that the moai it has on display, called Hoa Hakananai’a, be returned to Rapa Nui. The controversy once again opened the debate around heritage assets and the decolonization of museums … Read more