“Whiteness” is a Problem That Must be Challenged, London Museum Tells Staff
The London Museum has urged staff to address the problem of "whiteness" as part of a diversity drive – all funded by the taxpayer.
Tag: Museums
The Case Against Returning the Elgin Marbles
There's one simple reason Britain should never "return" the Elgin Marbles, says Greek lawyer Maria Kornarou. Because If the British Museum starts returning artefacts to their places or origin, it will soon be empty.
Racism is When White People Hold “Negative Views” of Other Ethnicities, But Not Vice Versa, Claims Senior Labour Adviser
An advisor to the Labour Government in Wales has written a 'resource' for Welsh museums hoping to become "anti-racist organisations" defining racism as something only white people can be guilty of.
Why is a Senior Sunday Times Journalist Glossing Over the Horror of Female Genital Mutilation?
A Sunday Times journalist's description of female genital mutilation as "circumcision" in an article about the Pitt Rivers Museum reveals her ignorance, says Mike Wells. Either that, or she's being 'culturally sensitive'.
In a Surprise to No One, Ghanaian King Says He’d Like to Keep the Golden Relics Loaned to Him by the British Museum
In a surprise to no one, the King of Asante in Ghana says he'd like to keep the golden relics loaned to him by the British Museum. Looks like they're going the same way as the Benin bronzes, says Mike Wells.
British Museum Accused of Celebrating Fascism and Sexism in Roman Army Exhibition
The British Museum has been accused of celebrating fascist imagery and sexism in a new Roman Army exhibition. KCL's Dr Claire Millington seems to object to portraying history accurately, says Guy de la Bédoyère.
The Benin Bronzes Are Vanishing
The first museum to display the Benin bronzes in 1897 became the first to 'give them back' in 2022. But the truth is these 'returned' historical artefacts are vanishing into the ether.
Nigeria Has Failed to Look After the Benin Bronzes it Has and Shouldn’t Be Given Any More, Says Top Swiss Ethnologist
Nigeria has failed to look after the Benin bronzes it has and shouldn't be given any more, says leading Swiss ethnologist Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin as she opposes the restitution movement. They belong to humanity.
Trannysaurus Rex: The Activist Academics ‘Queering’ Dinosaurs
If you though the 'trans' Roman Emperor museum stunt was ridiculous, in the U.S. there's a museum whose T. rex skeleton 'came out' as nonbinary back in 2017, proudly announcing its pronouns were they/them.
Will the Real Elagabalus Please Stand Up
We should always be sceptical of woke historical revisionism, says Guy de la Bédoyère. But in the case of 'trans' Emperor Elagabalus, the teenage popinjay really may have been partial to a bit of cross-dressing.
