The Brutish Museums – The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution

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February 12, 2021 - February 12, 2021 Lecture February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 Europe/London The Brutish Museums – The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution Online: Online

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Author, curator, and professor Dan Hicks will present on his recent publication, "The Brutish Museums." Named one of the best art books of 2020, the New York Times concludes, "If you care about museums and the world, read this book.” Hicks' presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives from California museums and academic institutions. Panelists: Dan Hicks, Curator of World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford || Lauren Kroiz, Director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley || Natasha Becker, Curator of African Art, de Young Museum, San Francisco || Marla Berns, Director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA


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