UK to Return Ghana’s Stolen Gold Items After 150 Years: BBC Unveils Loan Agreement
The UK is set to return 32 looted items, including a gold peace pipe, taken from the Asante king’s court in Ghana 150 years ago.
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) and the British Museum will lend 17 and 15 pieces, respectively, in long-term loan deals. The items, considered the Asante royal government’s “Crown Jewels,” were taken during 19th-Century conflicts.
Ghana’s negotiator hopes for cultural cooperation, but some fear loans may imply UK ownership acceptance.
The three-year agreements, not with the government but the Asante king, aim to display the items in Kumasi’s Manhyia Palace Museum.
Source : BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68066877