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foppishfancy :
As with returning artefacts, it depends on the nation and must be done carefully. These artefacts are cared for, and remain out of private hands. How long do they return to their origin do they slip away into the night? Some may say it does not concern anyone as to what happens when the artefacts are repatriated, yet ask any archaeologist and I am certain the opinion will be far more nuanced. Human history sees no nation. All over the world artefacts are privately profiteered, or even destroyed. You only need to see some of the smouldering ruins in Afghanistan, or Iraq, or the destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan. Human history, lost forever. They remain one of the largest conserves of human history in the world, and continually develop new ways to keep that human history alive. If I could I would place the museum on some neutral ground, but that does not exist. There is no place on the planet in which can claim such. You do not pay such care to the storage of bones of a charnel house, something of which those who work for and in lieu with the museum cannot be accused of. Ideology is not always practicality and idealism is not true care. Despite troubles, as any institution has, there is currently no other with a record to contest it and that to this day does not charge any who visit.
2026-10-16 23:11:01
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That other guy :
The pyramid of Giza would have been found in the British museum if it were portable
2026-10-16 23:54:38
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Tonglin :
How about the Netherland, Madrid and Paris Museums ?
2026-10-17 00:46:18
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themostrespected :
They said we are savages and yet they stole our artifacts 🤔😂😂
2026-10-16 21:58:39
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Ka Buddy :
because those items is in good hands.
2026-10-17 00:21:49
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clapham_jack :
Yes it’s overdue to return the Benin Bronzes
2026-10-16 17:20:10
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internet_police_official :
Just call it The Loot Room from now on.
2026-10-16 17:15:17
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jo606guru :
Ghanian blood in him sir Boateng
2026-10-17 00:12:15
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BombaClaart69 :
Repatriate all ancient Egyptian antiquities immediately
2026-10-16 18:07:23
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patrickpithuaodon :
It will collapse in my lifetime!
2026-10-17 01:03:38
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Melissa Grant :
It was once said if the British Museum return every piece of artefacts to their rightful owners, nothing would be left in that museum
2026-10-16 19:54:03
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Kissilip :
Absolutely 💯 .... All stolen items 😞
2026-10-16 17:34:52
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happycamper156 :
They say the reason the pyramids are in Egypt is, they were too big for the British to take them to the British museum
2026-10-16 19:41:06
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T.A. :
They're better in British Museum than in some oligarchs' mansions
2026-10-16 17:20:08
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Bluebellwood :
Totally agree! Unbelievable in this present day we still hold onto these artefacts.
2026-10-16 14:11:01
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Jamaican_OP :
Now we know why this man, Mr Paul Boatenge was sent off into the wilderness as the South African Ambassador, never to be seen speaking in the Commons for decades.
2026-10-16 16:50:43
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Felix Aurelius :
They're not curators they're burglars with plaques. Every glass case is a pawn shop. Every placard, a confession. They call it "preservation." The rest of us call it what it is a hostage situation with a gift shop.
2026-10-16 18:10:24
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FOXX | JUSTICE FOR YVES SAKILA :
NO WE WANT IT NOW!!!!!
2026-10-16 19:27:24
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rhythmandrepsgabriel :
The stole Ghana Gold and agreed to lend it back to Ghana!!
2026-10-16 20:56:04
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mhlengi :
“A charnel house” is how I shall refer to it henceforth
2026-10-16 16:41:06
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Donna Ali :
PREAAAAACCHH🫵🏽✊🏽
2026-10-16 16:43:13
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riri :
Yes lord boateng. I love your honest brave words
2026-10-16 20:42:54
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Niceone :
the sad thing is 90 pct hides away, they pick and choose what we see.
2026-10-16 15:38:27
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Pichagraph :
Kwame Nkrumah’s spirit lives in you my brother.
2026-10-16 19:36:14
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PrincePancake :
PREAAAAACH IT PAAAAAUL!! THEY NEED TO GIVE THAT STUFF BACK
2026-10-16 15:21:51
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