Current challenges for african cultural heritage: a case study of Guinea-Bissau

Ana Temudo

doi:10.4000/midas.2909

Current challenges for african cultural heritage: a case study of Guinea-Bissau

Ana Temudo^*

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Abstract

The restitution of cultural heritage to countries of origin has occupied the recent international political agenda. This article analyses the different perspectives from which this question has been approached, in Portugal and abroad, namely in the legislative field governing heritage institutions, in the academic field and in the public sphere. This analysis aims to understand the current meanings attributed to African heritage in museums and other Western heritage institutions, as well as in the countries of origin. As a case study it presents the heritage reality of Guinea-Bissau and indicates different possibilities for a fair representation of today’s diasporic communities, aiming to contribute to an informed debate on the impact of the return and relocation of African heritage to their countries of origin on future representations of African culture and identity on a global scale.

Translated title of the contribution	Desafios atuais para o património cultural africano: um estudo de caso da Guiné-Bissau
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-19
Number of pages	19
Journal	MIDAS
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4000/midas.2909
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2021

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Keywords

Cultural policies and museums
National Ethnographic Museum of Guinea-Bissau
Postcolonialism
Provenance research
Restitution of cultural property

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Current challenges for african cultural heritage: a case study of Guinea-Bissau

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