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TED Talks Society and Culture

Why museums are returning cultural treasures | Chip Colwell

TED Talks Society and Culture

TED

Science, Society & Culture, Technology, Education, Tech Demo, Design, Creativity, Ted Talks, Entertainment, Ted, Tedtalks, Inspiration

4.1794 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2018

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

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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