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King of Asante steps up demands to keep gold in Ghana | World | News

A Ghanaian king is demanding the repatriation of artefacts taken from his people by British soldiers in the 1800s.

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London's V&A Museum Seeks a Taylor Swift Superfan for an Advisory Role

London’s V&A have advertised advisory positions for superfans of Taylor Swift, Drag, Crocs, Emojis, and Tufting.

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , Pennsylvania , United-states , Pennsylvanian , Tristram-hunt , Taylor-swift , Stephanie-burt

Trailblazing private power plan in the works

Estienne de Klerk, CEO of Growthpoint, SA's largest commercial property company, says a pioneering power purchase agreement they have signed with energy trader Etana to wheel energy to their shopping malls and office blocks across the country will be a game changer.

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The Feel Good Factor: Why Art Is A Dopamine Hit For Travellers

The Feel Good Factor: why art is the best dopamine hit for travellers It’s not clear when London museums first reinvented themselves with the opening of queue-forming ...

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V&A's decision to loan looted Asante gold back to Ghana has implications for other British museums

The elephant in the room is the existing legal framework, forged in period of decolonisation and diminishing western influence, that forbids the repatriation of antiquities.

Benin , Ashanti , Ghana-general- , Ghana , Athens , Attikír , Greece , Kumasi , United-kingdom , Manhyia , Nigeria , Parthenon

Two Major U.K. Museums Will Send Looted Gold Treasures Back to Ghana as a Long-Term Loan

A trove of looted gold will return to Ghana from the U.K., but are long-term loan agreements a substitute for permanent restitution?

Ghana , Essex , United-kingdom , Kumasi , Ashanti , Greece , Ghana-general- , Parthenon , Perifereia-kentrikis-makedonias , Manhyia , British , Greek

The U.K. Is Barring the Export of a Rare Medieval Statue Acquired by the Met. Will the V&A Snap It Up?

The U.K. government has withheld the export license for a rare medieval ivory statue acquired by the Met, will the V&A swoop in and buy it?

London , City-of , United-kingdom , New-york , United-states , Metropolitan-museum-of-art , Stephen-parkinson , Tim-pestell , Sotheby , Uk-reviewing-committee , Norwich-castle-museum , Victoria-albert-museum

Japan: Myths to Manga – Young V&A exhibition celebrates nature's influence on Japanese culture

The exhibition showcases how nature coexists with Japan’s major cities.

Tokyo , Japan , Taiko , Niigata , Taisho , Mie , China , Kanagawa , Fukushima , Kyoto , Japanese , Toru-ishii

The international Time Out Market has a new home in Cape Town

The latest Time Out Market to open did so in Cape Town this month and it's a foodie's dream destination. Here's what to expect

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Bex Wade Becomes the First Trans Artist on Permanent Display at London's V&A Museum

In September Wade's photograph 'Trans Kids are a blessing' was installed for display in the Design Gallery section of the Young V&A.

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