The following commentary first appeared in The Art Newspaper print edition (November 2019) and on The Art Newspaper website on 12 November 2019. A year ago this month, authors Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy submitted their controversial report to French President Emanuel Macron. The report recommended the return of a vast number of Sub-Saharan African artefacts currently in […]
One year after the Sarr-Savoy report, France has lost its momentum in the restitution debate
Posted on: November 15, 2019 by Alexander Herman