Insight on the Restitution of African Artworks in Europe
There are ongoing debates around the restitution of stolen objects and artifacts from Western museums to their African countries of origin. Most of these African art items were collected over the last two centuries, during the colonial era. Up until recently, the lack of legal framework and the rigidity of some European countries have prevented their museums from repatriating these disputed collections. More people started to express their opinions on such issues with the eruption of the Black Lives Matter movement, prompting European institutions to find a response for demands of objects restitution.
