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How Colonial Violence Shaped the World’s Greatest Museums


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Most people think of museums as cool, educational spaces that store and display objects of historical and cultural significance. On the one hand, that’s true — but on the other, many of those objects were taken by force during colonial rule, often in violent military campaigns. In this episode, we speak with archaeologist and author Dan Hicks about how looted artefacts ended up in British museums, what stories are being told (and hidden) through their displays, and why more and more people are calling for these items to be returned.

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