This site aims to open up global networks, share information, and enable international repatriation
Approaches to international repatriation are rapidly changing. This website is a work in progress, ever-growing resource.
For nations and communities looking to make a claim
This resource is aimed at giving an overview of the European museum repatriation landscape – the laws, policies, and potential approaches that can be useful to know before beginning your repatriation efforts in Europe.
For museums wishing to enable return
This area of the site is aimed at giving practical advice to museum professionals who want to initiate a potential repatriation effort.
Looking to make a claim from a European museum?
It can be helpful to understand the European laws, policies, and approaches that govern museums’ approaches to repatriation
About the creator of this website
Amy Shakespeare is a PhD Student at the University of Exeter, England. Her research aims to enable more European museums to undertake repatriation.
‘States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with the indigenous peoples concerned.’
Article 12, United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2008
With thanks to the following funders who have supported my research and enabled me to do this work.
© Amy Shakespeare 2023
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