Read more The scene takes place at the Musée du Quai Branly. On June 12, 2020, five activists denouncing the “dispossession of Africa of its wealth” tore a 12th-century Bari funerary post from its base. “We have decided to come and reclaim what belongs to us,” they say, before being arrested by the police. In recent years, museums have increasingly been the subject of criticism, particularly by anti-racist movements.The scene takes place at the Musée du Quai Branly. On June 2020, XNUMX, five activists denouncing the “dispossession of Africa of its wealth” tore a XNUMXth-century Bari funerary post from its base. “We have decided to come and reclaim what belongs to us,” they say, before being arrested by the police. In recent years, museums have increasingly been the subject of criticism, particularly by anti-racist movements.
Françoise Vergès is a Doctor of Political Science and President of the association “Decolonize the Arts”. In her latest book, “Programme de désordre absolu”, she recalls the profoundly colonial nature of the great universal museums and reflects on what the decolonization of museums would mean in concrete terms. What is the political function of these spaces? Why are they the subject of protest today? Should museums be emptied?DirectorProducerAuthorCountryYear
The scene takes place at the Musée du Quai Branly. On June 12, 2020, five activists denouncing the “dispossession of Africa of its wealth” tore a XNUMXth-century Bari funerary post from its base. “We have decided to come and take back what belongs to us,” they say, before being arrested by the police. In recent years, museums have increasingly been the subject of criticism, particularly from anti-racist movements.
The scene takes place at the Musée du Quai Branly. On June 12, 2020, five activists denouncing the “dispossession of Africa of its wealth” tore a XNUMXth-century Bari funerary post from its base. “We have decided to come and take back what belongs to us,” they say, before being arrested by the police. In recent years, museums have increasingly been the subject of criticism, particularly from anti-racist movements.
Françoise Vergès is a Doctor of Political Science and President of the association “Decolonize the Arts”. In her latest book, “Programme de désordre absolu”, she recalls the profoundly colonial nature of the great universal museums and reflects on what the decolonization of museums would mean in concrete terms. What is the political function of these spaces? Why are they the subject of protests today? Should museums be emptied?
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