British museums grapple with returning prized, looted artefacts to countries they came from

[@svshimmershimmer4872]

If I have to travel half way across this world to see my heritage, undoubtedly there is something seriously wrong with that!

[@yivunqp963]

Very true. But the question should be what have my ancestors done or not do to lost all of those. Plus, contary to what many to believe, the British didn't take ALL the artifacts. You should also asked what happened to those artifacts left behind.

[@greatasia606]

@@yivunqp963 Sheep, you can use a wrong as an excuse for another wrong? This kind of mentality is passed down by your ancestors?

[@yivunqp963]

@@greatasia606 no, it should be that one wrong is made from another wrong. They don't protect their artifacts which lead to their artifact being taken. And in most cases, those countries are still in chaos and their best all migrate to UK.

[@samsonadeyemi2169]

​@@yivunqp963so you are saying the Benin bronzes that was actually kept by the royal family of Benin in their palace didn't preserve it well only for the British to come wage a war against them because they weren't opening trade with them enough. Did the British find those artefacts in trash cans or in the palace. Or what nonsense are you on about

[@silveriver9]

The world's greatest crook was the British empire.

[@MrMLD1972]

You can add the Spanish, Dutch, French and Portuguese to that too.

[@greatasia606]

@@bobs_1429 Sheep, angmoh gaos did it for whom? Ha ha ha!

[@thomass5440]

@@greatasia606I get English isn’t your first language so just letting you know that made no sense whatsoever

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@bobs_1429 Singapore only had cat food here back then.. so British had nothing to take..

[@MrMLD1972]

@@lu544 Not with the Greeks.

[@Utube1024]

British museums of Looted Artifacts.

[@Utube1024]

@@lu544 Its easy for you say. The next time when somebody rob you at gun point you should fight back and get shot in the process. Its fair and square really.

[@KayNguyen-x6p]

They should return all stolen items period

[@greatasia606]

Angmoh gaos don't have rich cultures, they don't have many things to show. Without those treasures from other civilisations, angmoh museums will become like empty properties looking for new tenants. Ha ha ha!

[@ritsindhuli]

Good afternoon

[@dyVal]

Finally artefact homecoming? 😮😮 Attachment disorder syndrome is cured after a short(??🤣) sets of decades showcasing? 😮😮😂😂 Thought they love the song, never gonna let go...lalala🤣🤣 Of course, colonial empires will use law as an excuse to hide what must not be revealed. 😂😂 Too late the world knows the real empire keeps their dignity of keeping stolen artefacts after doing atrocities. 🤣🤣

[@deschan2246]

British museums help those countries preserve pieces of their history. Those artifacts would not hv survive till today if it had stayed in their respective countries. Be grateful.

[@philipjh6789]

How would you know had only not the french and brits seized these artefacts and displayed at their museums, the only fate befalling upon them must definitely be being destroyed in their countries of origin? An antithesis to the popular claim of these imperialistic european countries help preserve those treasuries is the old summer palace of china. The brit and french soldiers looted all the artefacts and then burned the summer palace to the ground, against the wills of the rulers of qing dynasty who were the originial rulers of those artefacts. In the case of china, the chinese have never owed the british for "preserving pieces of their history". Cos what had led to these artefacts being kept as posessions at british museum were actually past evil doings of the british towards the chinese.

[@harishyam-]

Seems like you’d let the robbers keep your items if they had a good warehouse

[@CarlosLopez-xi2rq]

Everything will disappear in the black market, bet?

[@mollyprysunka7741]

At least that money would return to that country’s black market. Over 2000 artifacts have been stolen and probably sold 😐

[@devildevil2271]

That's why Britain needs more Indiatown in every cities, to preserves the history

[@xx_sugarcube_xx8170]

I may be wrong in some way but doesn’t every country have something of another country’s?

[@utkarsharora5329]

They do but not in the magnitude of the British Museum and most of them are not stolen but are rather gifts and items from trade.

[@mollyprysunka7741]

Cope.

[@MerryOlSoulGigglesmith]

The world still crying bc Britain was Victorious. Sounds to me like great Britain was strong & others were weak, now begging for trinkets back.

[@giorgosx5838]

???Only British people and specifically the English care about their empire. Which makes sense. Just don't see the kind of logic you guys use to legitimise theft

[@Lvisredalin]

Ah the classic strong eats the weak philosophy. What are we in 1 million BC? Would you let a robber rob your grandma because she is weaker than the robber?

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

I thought It was wrong and may be it was but also you can ask yoursefl... How many of that objetcs would be destroyed or kept as private property if they were not looted by the English?...... life is strange.....

[@Colonelmj]

for the origin destinations to decide, not for the british or the rest of us to ponder.

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

@@Colonelmj Sometimes in the origin destinations there were no organizations or goverments or nothing to talk about nothing.....

[@lightyagami956]

Then it should be returned once the nation agree on keeping it safe

[@Colonelmj]

@@lu544 if a burglar breaks into your house and takes your TV, it’s theirs aye?

[@isabelfuentesnar1]

@@lightyagami956 And they got buildings, instalations and security to keep those things protected as they should be

[@jarrodyuki7081]

return only the 3d copies keep the originals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Manish_254]

Still The thief mindset. You people seriously doesn't had any shame or pride

[@sakshishyama]

Have some shame !

[@mollyprysunka7741]

Keep 3D copies and return the originals to their rightful place. If they do become damaged over time, we still have the essence and knowledge. It was never our history to steal and preserve. If those countries of origins want to sell or bury it or let it rot in the rain, that was always supposed to be their choice. “Take nothing but notes, leave nothing but foot prints.” Y’all have had time to study it. Generations of British kids got to see the marvels of the world. Give it back to the world.