Where are our histories? Who are the stakeholders? What has been taken and returned? How do we reclaim these items in community and collaboration?
This inaugural event of Open Society’s Global Initiative for the Restitution of African Cultural Heritage aims to answer these questions while underscoring the importance of affected communities leading the new wave of global restitution movements.
A special performance by renowned dancer, choreographer, and Soros Arts Fellow Faustin Linyekula and musician Heru Shabaka-Ra will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the importance of restitution, decolonization, and reclamation.
The event is free and open to the public.
Speakers
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Victor Ehikhamenor
Speaker
Victor Ehikhamenor is a Nigerian multimedia artist, photographer, and writer.
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Faustin Linyekula
Speaker
Faustin Linyekula is a Congolese dancer, choreographer of contemporary dance, and storyteller.
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Azu Nwagbogu
Moderator
Azu Nwagbogu is founder and director of the African Artists’ Foundation, based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bénédicte Savoy
Speaker
Bénédicte Savoy is professor of modern art history at the Institute of Art Studies and Historical Urban Studies at the Technische Universität Berlin.
