Arts
Tiffany Jenkins talks to the director of the V&A in London, Tristram Hunt, about who owns culture, and what to do with looted objects. They take a close look at a stunning gold crown, seized by the British Army during the 1868 Abyssinian Expedition (modern day Ethiopia), and discuss President Macron’s commissioned Sarr-Savoy report on returning African artefacts acquired in the colonial era. ► LINKS: Find out more about the Maqdala treasures, on the V&A blog: Find out about AFROMET - The Association for the Return of The Maqdala Ethiopian Treasures. Read the Sarr-Savoy Report ‘The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage, Toward a New Relational Ethics’: ► MUSIC: Signature tune: Nick Vander Black Kopal - Galaxy I The rest: Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Just a Moment (ID 944), Psychedelic Blues 1 (ID 997), Sleeping Dragons (ID 1018) Creative Commons License (by-nc-nd) Tim Hart Royalty - Free Music Large Collection (100+ Tracks) - Track 25 - The Eleventh Sun Track 91 - Walking with the Night Track 81 - The Bridge ► PICTURES: INSTAGRAM - @BehindtheMuseum TWITTER - @BehindtheMuseum ___ Behind the Scenes at the Museum is presented by Tiffany Jenkins and produced by Jac Phillimore.