News
Press Release
11 January 2022
Conference on the handling of the Benin Bronzes / Roth: “Returns are the starting point for future cooperation
In a video conference today, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth addressed the handling of the Benin Bronzes that are currently in Germany. The conference participants – around 40 representatives of museums and institutions, the Federal Foreign Office, the federal states and national associations of local authorities – discussed the current state of implementation of the “Statement on the handling of the Benin Bronzes in German museums and institutions” of 29 April 2021.
The press release can be accessed here.
30 November 2021
“Collections from Colonial Contexts” online portal launched
The portal Collections from Colonial Contexts (“Sammlungsgut aus kolonialen Kontexten”) makes already digitised and indexed collections from colonial contexts available online within the existing portal of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB – German Digital Library). The portal is the first, prototypical step on the way to a comprehensive and central digital publication of information on collections from colonial contexts in German cultural and knowledge institutions.
The “Collections from Colonial Contexts” online portal can be accessed here.
The press release of the DDB can be accessed here.
15 June 2021
The German Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts Publishes an Inventory of Benin Bronzes in Museums in Germany
Information on Benin Bronzes held by museums in Germany is now available at one central web address. In addition, the museums will be extensively documenting the provenance of these objects and making these details publicly accessible on the website of the German Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts.
The database of the Benin-Bronzes can be accessed here.
The press release can be accessed here.
Publications
5 May 2022
The German Contact Point for Collections from Colonial Contexts has published a flyer to make its tasks and the background for its establishment known to a wider audience.
The flyer can be accessed here.