This ornamental gold bird from the V&A collection will be part of the exhibition
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An exhibition in Ghana to mark the Silver Jubilee of the the Asante King Otumfo Osei Tutu II will contain 32 items loaned from the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The items were looted by the British Empire from West Africa during various periods of the 19th century and are considered to be the “crown jewels of” of Ghana. The agreement will be in place for three years, with an option to extend by a further three years beyond that.
It is the first time some of these items will be seen in Ghana for over 150 years.
The exhibition, displayed at the Palace Museum in Kumasi, marks the the Asantehene’s Silver Jubilee which also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the 1873-1874 Anglo-Asante War and the 100th anniversary of the return of the Asantehene Prempeh I from exile.
This silver spoon will also go on loan
Director of the V&A, Dr Tristram Hunt said: “As part of our commitment to sharing collections with a colonial past, we are excited to see these items on public show, in Ghana, as part of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s Silver Jubilee celebrations.”
This relationship is of great importance to us. We are
delighted to be lending these beautiful and significant cultural objects for display in Kumasi
Keeper of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum, Dr Lissant Bolton
The British Museum is the sixth most visited museum in the world and the second most in Europe, with more than six million people walking through its entrance each year.
The museum is conscious of the colonial past of its collections, with an entire section dedicated to Asante Gold Regalia.
HeadlineArtefacts to be temporarily returned to Ghana to mark Jubilee of Asante King
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StandfirstThe exhibition to mark the Jubilee of the King, known as the Asantehene, will feature 32 items from British collections.
An exhibition in Ghana to mark the Silver Jubilee of the the Asante King Otumfo Osei Tutu II will contain 32 items loaned from the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The items were looted by the British Empire from West Africa during various periods of the 19th century and are considered to be the “crown jewels of” of Ghana. The agreement will be in place for three years, with an option to extend by a further three years beyond that.
It is the first time some of these items will be seen in Ghana for over 150 years.
The exhibition, displayed at the Palace Museum in Kumasi, marks the the Asantehene’s Silver Jubilee which also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the 1873-1874 Anglo-Asante War and the 100th anniversary of the return of the Asantehene Prempeh I from exile.
This silver spoon will also go on loan
Director of the V&A, Dr Tristram Hunt said: “As part of our commitment to sharing collections with a colonial past, we are excited to see these items on public show, in Ghana, as part of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s Silver Jubilee celebrations.”
This relationship is of great importance to us. We are
delighted to be lending these beautiful and significant cultural objects for display in Kumasi
Keeper of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum, Dr Lissant Bolton
The British Museum is the sixth most visited museum in the world and the second most in Europe, with more than six million people walking through its entrance each year.
The museum is conscious of the colonial past of its collections, with an entire section dedicated to Asante Gold Regalia.
