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Repatriation & MuseumsMain MenuRepatriation & MuseumsWho owns history?Museums & Returning ArtifactsThe history of museum returning artifacts, physically & digitallyDigital RepatriationA description of what is digital repatriation, case study examples, and its impact on the museum worldMedia & Related ResourcesMedia & scholastic resources listMary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
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1media/remains chip colwell.jpg2020-07-20T21:57:00-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9375263Media pathway for items related to pro-repatriationsplash10111702020-07-22T12:56:20-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
12020-07-19T18:37:14-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9Culture & Controversy: Should Museums Return Ancient Artifacts?1Edited by: Jason Mayer
Produced by: Amanda Morones, Brian Espinoza
Art Director: Brian Borst
Writing/Research: Brian Espinoza
Music by: Jason Mayerplain2020-07-19T18:37:14-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
12020-07-19T18:19:49-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9Museums have a dark past, but we can fix that | Chip Colwell | TEDxMileHigh1Museums are beloved cultural institutions, with more than 850 million visits each year in the U.S. alone. But behind the scenes, a war is raging - many cultures want their heritage returned to its place of origin. In this enlightening talk, Museum Curator Chip Colwell offers a surprising solution to this complicated ethical dilemma. Chip Colwell is the Senior Curator of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He’s published 10 books, most recently Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture. His work has been featured in publications like The New York Times, The Guardian, Salon, and Slate. Chip is the founding Editor-in-Chief of sapiens.org, an online magazine about anthropological discoveries. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local communityplain2020-07-19T18:19:49-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
12020-07-19T18:21:45-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9The Problem with Museums1Are museum collections ethical? How did these institutions end up with their vast array of artifacts and remains from every corner of the globe? Well, chances are there was some definite shadiness involved. Today, Danielle examines this complicated debate and looks closely at the cases of Saartjie Baartman and Chang and Eng Bunker. What do you think? Should objects be repatriated, left on display, or something in between?
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Created and Hosted by Danielle Bainbridge
Produced by Complexly for PBS Digital Studiosplain2020-07-19T18:21:45-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
12020-07-19T18:57:20-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9Will Western museums ever return disputed artefacts?1A quartzite head of Egyptian King Tutankhamun was auctioned off in the UK against Egypt's will. It is another example in a long line of disputes over artefacts which have been taken from their countries of origin and can now be found in major Western museumsplain2020-07-19T18:57:20-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9
12020-07-19T18:36:05-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9Museum in Progress: Decolonizing Museums | Hannah Mason-Macklin | TEDxKingLincolnBronzeville1From museum-insiders to blockbuster films to grassroots activism, many people are questioning the colonial foundation of museums, and what role museums should play in our society today. In this talk, Hannah Mason-Macklin shares a new initiative used to decenter whiteness and western values in a recent exhibition of West African objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. Through honest acknowledge and genuine collaboration, museums can become spaces of healing, connection, and progress. From museum-insiders to blockbuster films to grassroots activism, many people are questioning the colonial foundation of museums, and what role museums should play in our society today. In this talk, Hannah Mason-Macklin shares a new initiative used to decenter whiteness and western values in a recent exhibition of West African objects from the 19th and 20th centuries.plain2020-07-19T18:36:05-07:00Mary Pukenis298c8131cc3f3381273c33b777995e0d4cbb86c9