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The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts

Vox · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Vox explainer on how many of the British Museum's treasures were taken during British imperial rule, focusing on the Benin Bronzes and requests for their return.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an accessible overview of the looted-artifacts debate around the British Museum.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “I enjoyed this Vox video about how the British Museum holds many artifacts that were stolen.”

    Video on how the British Museum holds many stolen artifacts

    uneekname, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Caring for the only known full kākāpō feather cloak in the world”

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Topics: british museum, benin bronzes, colonialism, repatriation, museums

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