Short Suck #55: Stolen History: The British Museum Debate

About this episode

This episode discusses the complex legacy of the British Museum and the debate over ownership of historical artifacts.

The British Museum is one of the world’s greatest treasure houses—home to over eight million artifacts spanning human history. But behind its incredible collection lies a complicated legacy of empire, conquest, and controversy that raises a difficult question: who should really own the past?

People in this episode

Host: Dan Cummins

Topics covered

• British Museum
• artifacts
• history
• empire
• ownership
• controversy

Keywords

• British Museum
• artifacts
• history
• empire
• conquest
• controversy
• ownership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Museum

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