The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks

The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution

Dan Hicks with Ben Onwukwe (Narrator)

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction art history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museum Unabridged versionWalk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of ca...

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