DW Documentary. “Africa’s Looted Art.” Released in September 2020. Video, 42:26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXlVr_15JY

Africa’s colonial overlords brutally stripped it of countless cultural treasures. Now, the fate of these items is being hotly debated in Europe and Africa as well. Some say the pieces should be returned, while others have reservations. […] What do the people in the African countries where the pieces originated think about all this? What are the views of researchers, museum directors, artists and curators? What emotions arise when the frequently painful past is stirred up and examined? And how significant is the issue in the context of problems such as poverty, hunger and corruption informer colonies?

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