Restitution of African heritage: where are we?

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Large royal statuettes from Dahomey at the Quai Branly museum in Paris.

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Text by: Guillaume Naudin Follow

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Three years ago in Ouagadougou, Emmanuel Macron wanted African youth to have access to his artistic heritage.

A little less than two years ago, the Savoy Sarr report called for extensive restitutions of works that arrived in France during the colonial period.

Interview with the authors of this report, Bénédicte Savoy and Felwine Sarr.

  • Arts

  • France

  • History

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