Arts & Culture
Decolonizing Museum Collections and Anthropological Archives
Quick fact
An estimated 90% of African cultural heritage is held outside Africa, and many major museum collections acquired through colonial expeditions lack documented provenance, leaving questions about how these objects were obtained.
Why this is interesting
You might think museums are neutral places that simply display history. But what if the very objects on display carry stories of colonial violence—and who decides how those stories are told?