A review by kote_
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks

5.0

As someone who is researching the repatriation of museum artifacts, this book could not have come out at a better time. I know how difficult it is to explain the complicated concepts of ownership and "culture war" on museums, but this book plainly explains the violence behind colonialist looting and the importance of these artifacts to their people.
It's an amazing book to think about when you visit museums, what stories are they telling? Whose stories are they telling? Where do these objects actually come from, and how?