Does Art Have a Homeland?
An anthropologist reflects on contemporary repatriation demands for African art taken during the colonial period.
Does Art Have a Homeland?
Museums
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The Skeletons in the Museum Closet
Can natural history museums justify their collections of human remains?
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Were Peace Medals the Price of Loyalty?
Among gifts, the peace medal is one of the most coveted—and complex.
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The Many Hands Shirt: Reuniting a Family and an Heirloom
Sometimes objects in museum collections lead to a lot of conflict. In the best cases, though, they give rise to mutual respect and gratitude.
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The Birth of the “Neanderthals”
Library archives reveal the Gibraltar skull’s role in the discovery of our sister species.
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Stone Points to a Connected World
Signs of 19th-century globalization surface in a museum storage room.