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Banksy’s “Peckham Rock” at the British Museum

Banksy, British Museum — Originally titled “Peckham Rock,” marker on found rock by Banksy. This object was surreptitiously installed in the British Museum’s Roman Britain gallery and went unnoticed for three days. Now under a new name “Wall Art” Banksy’s work is now in the museum’s special exhibition, “I Object.”

… Banksy’s “Peckham Rock” at the British Museum

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Week of Jan 28 Preview: Thinking About Subversion at the Museum

… Week of Jan 28 Preview: Thinking About Subversion at the Museum

Decolonize Reimagine The British Museum

Marabou Reads: NYT “Museum Tours Through a New Lens”

… Marabou Reads: NYT “Museum Tours Through a New Lens”

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In the News: Museums Respond to Requests for Object Repatriation

Last week Marabou posted about colonial language shaping the way people understand African history and culture at the British Museum. Last Friday, coordinated actions by Decolonize This Place at The Brooklyn Museum and at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) asked for accountability and repatriation of African objects. As people demand museums acknowledge and rectify historical transgressions, how are institutions responding? … In the News: Museums Respond to Requests for Object Repatriation

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The British Museum, Part III: The Colonial Language Around African Art

… The British Museum, Part III: The Colonial Language Around African Art

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The British Museum, Part II: The Negatives

It’s time for Marabou’s analysis of the British Museum Part II in which they address the institution’s not-so-great aspects. In this post, Marabou focuses on transparency of ownership and acquisition processes, colonial language, and questionable display decisions.

… The British Museum, Part II: The Negatives

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Food for Thought Friday: The Power of Objects

… Food for Thought Friday: The Power of Objects

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The British Museum, Part I: Positives

The British Museum is both famous and infamous for its collection of objects that represent key moments in the evolution of human civilization. For those who don’t know of the museum’s infamous reputation, just think about a museum in a country that used to be the world’s most expansionist imperial and colonial power, how do you think those objects were acquired for the museum? Diplomatic gifts? Maybe. But many many objects at the British Museum, particularly their most popular ones, were seized, stolen, or received as spoils of war. Since the British Museum is often mentioned in debates about repatriation of objects within museum collections and other hot-button museum-world discussions, Marabou had to see what the museum was up to in 2018. … The British Museum, Part I: Positives

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Will EU/UK Trade Negotiations Lead to the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece?

A Thought From “I Object”