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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Restitution? Africa’s Fight for Its Art
Season 14
Episode 1404
The troubling story of the African artwork that fills European museums, and whose return is now being demanded by their countries of origin. Through the burning question of their possible restitution, the film invites us to reconsider both our cultural heritage and museums’ role in reinventing our relationship with Africa.
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