DAHOMEY // Film and conversation: Repatriation in Practice and the Museum’s Role

The National Museum invites you to a screening of the award-winning documentary Dahomey, followed by a panel discussion on the restitution of African art and the role of museums in a postcolonial era.  

The film raises important questions about ownership, responsibility, and justice in the display and return of African art and cultural heritage. The film serves as a starting point for a deeper conversation about art stewardship and ongoing repatriation processes across Europe and Africa. 

The audience will gain insight into concrete projects and critical reflections on the role of museums in our time.

Panelists:

• Anawana Haloba, artist and co-founder of the Livingstone Office for Contemporary Art (LoCA), Zambia
• Dr. Barbara Plankensteiner, Director of Museum am Rothenbaum (MARKK), Hamburg; co-founder of the Benin Dialogue Group
• Michael Barrett, PhD, Curator at the National Museums of World Culture, Sweden
• Tone Cecilie Simensen Karlgård, Diversity Curator and Museum Educator at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo
• Moderators: Andrea Kroksnes, PhD, Senior Curator of Exhibitions, and Eunice Nanzala Schumacher, Curator of Education – both from the National Museum

The event will be held in English.

Light refreshments and coffee/tea will be served.