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„Power and Agency in Data Infrastructures of Museum and Archival Collections“ | Colloquium Provenance Research

In Cooperation with CARMAH (Centre for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage) the German Lost Art Foundation invited to the talk about "Power and Agency in Data Infrastructures of Museum and Archival Collections" with Sara Akhlaq in the event series „Kolloquium Provenienzforschung“ on 26th February 2024.
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“Missionary ‘Collecting’ in Colonial Contexts – Aspects of the Relationship between Mission and Colonialism“ | Colloquium Provenance Research

In Cooperation with CARMAH (Centre for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage) the German Lost Art Foundation invited to the talk about “Missionary ‘Collecting’ in Colonial Contexts – Aspects of the Relationship between Mission and Colonialism“ with Dr. Gabriele Richter, Dr. Markus Scholz, Dr. Ohiniko Mawussé Toffa and Dr. Eeva-Kristiina Nylander in the event series „Kolloquium Provenienzforschung“ on 20th November 2023.
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Conference „The Long History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage from Colonial Contexts” (online)

The autumn conference of the German Lost Art Foundation in November 2021 was dedicated to the often forgotten history preceding the current debate on the return of cultural goods and collections from colonial contexts. At the conference, more than 40 scholars and experts examined the long history of resistance against colonial looting and of demands for the return of cultural heritage. The conference was held in cooperation with the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz and The Research Center for Material Culture of the National Museum of World Cultures, the Netherlands.
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