This episode takes a deep dive into the origins of museum practice and the colonial origins of museum collections. How did Western museums end up amassing hundreds of thousands of objects ? How does this legacy influence digitisation today? The discussants explore ways in which African museum practitioners are going beyond these entrenched legacies to create innovative approaches that center indigenous knowledge and prioritize people over objects.
For wider accessibility of the podcast's subject matter, transcripts of the episodes are available in French and German through a free zine, which can be downloaded from the websites of Open Restitution Africa and Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss.
This podcast is brought to you by the Open Restitution Africa project, a collaboration between African Digital Heritage and Andani.Africa. It is made possible with the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss as part of the 99 Questions Podcast.
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