Thousands of objects were looted from present-day Nigeria by British troops in a punitive mission in 1897.
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Artists and Cultural Workers Oppose Humboldt Forum Opening, Citing Colonial Ties
The protesters called to redirect government funding of the Humboldt Forum towards cultural decolonization initiatives.
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Why the Bauhaus Still Matters in an Era of Neo-Nationalism
A look back at all the questions, contradictions, omissions, and elisions of last year’s bauhaus imaginista exhibition reveals that it was a show about contemporary Germany as a country as much as it is about whatever we are calling “the Bauhaus.”