Sunday 23 September 2018

Why museums are returning cultural treasures

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Why museums are returning cultural treasures

13:01 minutes · TEDxMileHigh

Archaeologist and curator Chip Colwell collects artifacts for his museum, but he also returns them to where they came from. In a thought-provoking talk, he shares how some museums are confronting their legacies of stealing spiritual objects and pillaging ancient graves -- and how they're bridging divides with communities who are demanding the return of their cultural treasures.

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