The United Kingdom

In March 2024, part of the research team from (Tr)african(t)s, Laida Memba Ikuga and Alba Valenciano Mañé, travelled to the United Kingdom to study initiatives aimed at the resignification and restitution of objects of colonial origin. During the course of the visit, we were able to hold conversations with different people from a variety of institutions, including the Pitt Rivers Museum, the University College London, the Black Cultural Archives, the Horniman Museum and Gardens, and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.

The aim of the trip was to learn about the most complex aspects of the development of provenance research, with a special focus on the relationships that have been established between these institutions and diasporas or communities of origin. During the visit, we established synergies and learned from the research methodologies used by curators and academics of the Network of Ethnographic Museums. We also compiled good practices in relation to provenance research projects and repatriation and restitution processes.

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Pitt Rivers Museum
University College London
Black Cultural Archives
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge