Members assembled and analyzed other models for restitution and repatriation, including but not limited to NAGPRA, Nazi-era restitution guidelines, and current European processes for repatriations of African art. They proposed which aspects of these models could be adapted for a document of best practices for North American museums holding African art. Members also researched and documented case studies for the restitution and repatriation of African and other non-western arts from museums in the Americas and Europe and suggested how they could be instructive for other museums. Case studies ranged broadly across objects, collections, and forms of collaboration with community stakeholders.
Co-chairs:
Mary Jo Arnoldi
Jennifer Bajorek
Members:
Dickson Adom
Sonia E. Barret
Abigail Celis
Annie E. Coombes
Paul Davis
Carlee S. Forbes
Silvia Forni
Catherine McKinley
Olushola Olajobi
Kenneth Ubani