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After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the ruler of the Asante people in Ghana. A major cultural restitution project. Interview.

A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.

Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann’s profile on The Conversation

In the inaugural Dubai Calligraphy Biennale, organised by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and patronized by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, Efie Gallery, a Dubai-based contemporary art gallery specialising in African-origin artists, presents the INTERwoven TEXTures exhibition.

The Christiansburg Archaeological Heritage Project (CAHP) is undertaking art paintings on walls of houses at Osu in Accra to depict their historical stories and to promote tourism for the progress of the community. So far over 10 ancestral houses painted by their trained descendants under the project. The paintings portrayed…

At Christiansborg Castle, a community that embodied the complexity of the transatlantic slave trade is being uncovered by descendants of those who created it

Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to the first episode of a new podcast from The Conversation! Gemma Ware: Each week we’ll be bringing you expert analysis on the world’s biggest stories Dan: And groundbreaking new research, explained by the academics behind it. In this episode, we’re talking to three experts about the three separate Mars missions due to arrive on the red planet in February. Jim Bell: What we’re looking for is evidence of past life. Gemma: We’ll also hear from a research...