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Paperback. Condizione: New. This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the subject of controversial debate. The richly illustrated volume offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Moreover, it highlights the current dialogue with partners from Nigeria and the diaspora, reflecting on the methods of cooperative research and the future of the objects currently kept in Swiss collections. Biographies of individual items and examples of mediation and exhibition practice provide an insight into interwoven histories, the international art trade, and post-colonial reconciliation work between Africa and Europe.Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (2021-24), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artefacts from colonial contexts. Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history. The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production. This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the subject of controversial debate. The richly illustrated volume offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Moreover, it highlights the current dialogue with partners from Nigeria and the diaspora, reflecting on the methods of cooperative research and the future of the objects currently kept in Swiss collections. Biographies of individual items and examples of mediation and exhibition practice provide an insight into interwoven histories, the international art trade, and post-colonial reconciliation work between Africa and Europe. Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (202124), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artifacts from colonial contexts. Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history. The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production. This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself. AUTHORS: Esther Tisa Francini is head of archives and provenance research at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland. Alice Hertzog is a social anthropologist working as provenance researcher at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum. Alexis Malefakis is a curator at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum, where he is in charge of the Africa collection. Michaela Oberhofer is curator of art from Africa and Oceania at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland. SELLING POINTS: . A multifaceted reader on the cultural heritage from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin in the collections of Swiss and international museums . Offers very readable access to this complex topic through concise texts and rich visuals . Addresses the topic of looted art from colonial contexts and restitution beyond the controversial political debate . Includes voices from present-day Nigeria and the diaspora . Published to accompany the exhibition Dialogue with Benin: Art, Colonialism and Restitution at Museum Rietberg, Zurich (August 23, 2024 to February 16, 2025) and Benin obliges at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum (August 24, 2024 to August 2025) 120 colour illustrations The richly illustrated volume explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria and offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the subject of controversial debate. The richly illustrated volume offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Moreover, it highlights the current dialogue with partners from Nigeria and the diaspora, reflecting on the methods of cooperative research and the future of the objects currently kept in Swiss collections. Biographies of individual items and examples of mediation and exhibition practice provide an insight into interwoven histories, the international art trade, and post-colonial reconciliation work between Africa and Europe. Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (202124), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artifacts from colonial contexts. Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history. The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production. This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself. AUTHORS: Esther Tisa Francini is head of archives and provenance research at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland. Alice Hertzog is a social anthropologist working as provenance researcher at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum. Alexis Malefakis is a curator at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum, where he is in charge of the Africa collection. Michaela Oberhofer is curator of art from Africa and Oceania at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, and co-director of the Benin Initiative Switzerland. SELLING POINTS: . A multifaceted reader on the cultural heritage from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin in the collections of Swiss and international museums . Offers very readable access to this complex topic through concise texts and rich visuals . Addresses the topic of looted art from colonial contexts and restitution beyond the controversial political debate . Includes voices from present-day Nigeria and the diaspora . Published to accompany the exhibition Dialogue with Benin: Art, Colonialism and Restitution at Museum Rietberg, Zurich (August 23, 2024 to February 16, 2025) and Benin obliges at the University of Zurich's Ethnographic Museum (August 24, 2024 to August 2025) 120 colour illustrations The richly illustrated volume explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria and offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the subject of controversial debate. The richly illustrated volume offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artifacts. Moreover, it highlights the current dialogue with partners from Nigeria and the diaspora, reflecting on the methods of cooperative research and the future of the objects currently kept in Swiss collections. Biographies of individual items and examples of mediation and exhibition practice provide an insight into interwoven histories, the international art trade, and post-colonial reconciliation work between Africa and Europe. Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (2021-24), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artifacts from colonial contexts. Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history. The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production. This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself. ; Dieser vielstimmige, englischsprachige Sammelband befasst sich mit dem Kulturerbe des vorkolonialen Königtums Benin auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Nigeria. Auch in Schweizer Museen befinden sich Objekte aus Benin. Neben neuen Erkenntnissen zur historischen und aktuellen Bedeutung der Artefakte zeigt das reich bebilderte Buch auch den heutigen Dialog mit Partnerinnen und Partnern aus Nigeria und der Diaspora auf. Sowohl die Methoden der kooperativen Forschung als auch die Zukunft der hier verwahrten Gegenstände werden reflektiert. Objektbiografien und Beispiele aus der Vermittlungs- und Ausstellungspraxis geben Einblick in die verflochtenen Geschichten, in den internationalen Kunsthandel und in postkoloniale Erinnerungsarbeit zwischen Afrika und Europa. Das Buch erscheint als Teil der Benin Initiative Schweiz (2021-2024), einem Projekt von acht Schweizer Museen, das sich mit der Erforschung der Provenienzen von Objekten aus kolonialen Kontexten befasst. Texte und Bilder bieten Gelegenheit, über Werke und Werte, Beziehungen und Geschichtsbilder nachzudenken. Die Zusammenarbeit mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern aus Nigeria und der Diaspora ermöglicht neue Formen der Wissensproduktion. Dabei gerät nicht nur das Kulturerbe in Bewegung, sondern auch das Museum.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Mobilizing | Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums | Esther Tisa Francini (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 120 S. | Englisch | 2024 | Scheidegger & Spiess | EAN 9783039421985 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: GVA Gemeinsame Verlagsauslieferung Göttingen GmbH & Co. KG, Carsten Schlieker, Postfach 20 21, 37010 Göttingen, info[at]gva-verlage[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today is Nigeria. Objects from Benin are held also in Swiss museums and, as in other countries of the Global North, have become the subject of controversial debate. The richly illustrated volume offers new findings on the historical and current significance of artefacts. Moreover, it highlights the current dialogue with partners from Nigeria and the diaspora, reflecting on the methods of cooperative research and the future of the objects currently kept in Swiss collections. Biographies of individual items and examples of mediation and exhibition practice provide an insight into interwoven histories, the international art trade, and post-colonial reconciliation work between Africa and Europe.Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (2021-24), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artefacts from colonial contexts. Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history. The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production. This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself.…

Soft cover. Condizione: New. 2024 , 120 pp Edited by Esther Tisa Francini, Alice Hertzog Alexis Malefakis, and Michaela Oberhofer Photos with Artifacts in it Scheidegger Spiess Soft Cover.