Treasures at the National Auto Museum in Hessen
The private Loh Collection is now open to the public as the National Auto Museum in Hessen. It houses some of the rarest cars ever - from Michael Schumacher's 2000 F1 title-winning…
A culture of collecting: The hidden museums of Paris
A culture of collecting: The hidden museums of Paris…
French museum uses scanner to help conserve artefacts
A French museum uses modern technology to try and conserve, and reveal the inner secrets of ancient artefacts. The Musee du Quai Branly has installed a scanner on site to enable them…
Benin Arts: Back to its roots
After invading the Benin kingdom in 1897 and stealing about 4,000 artifacts belonging to Nigeria, Britain has agreed to loan us back a few of our bronze plaques for a space of…
The black museum
The black museum: A journey through Afro-American history.…
Argentina museum puts Evita’s dresses on show, 100 years after birth
A museum in Buenos Aires remembers the country's most famous first lady Eva Peron, best known as "Evita," as it marks 100 years after the icon's birth with an exhibit of her…
Namibia: Dispute over return of the Witbooi Bible
A museum in Stuttgart has returned to Namibia a bible and whip that once belonged to Chief Hendrik Witbooi after more than 120 years, a step towards reconciliation between Germany and Nambia.…
Painting stolen from Moscow gallery as witnesses watch
Museumgoers looked on as a painting was taken from Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, not realizing they were witnessing a theft. The painting by Russian artist Arkhip Kuindzhi is thought to be worth €160,000.…
Belgium’s Africa Museum mired in controversy despite renovation
Belgium's Africa Museum will reopen to the public on Sunday (December 9) after five years of renovations designed to modernise the museum from an exhibition of pro-colonial propaganda to one that is…
Belgium’s revamped Africa Museum faces a dark colonial legacy
Members of Belgium's African diaspora are critical of the newly reopened Africa Museum, saying it reinforces colonial cultural norms despite a five-year rehabilitation. Other Belgians say it's a step to reconciliation.…
Belgium’s controversial Africa Museum reopens after refurbishment
A Belgian museum housing items looted from the African continent during the colonial era is reopening near Brussels. Curators hope that it can now overcome its image as a colonialist holdover.…