Category: British Museum

Australian State Premier Willing to Go to the UK to Retrieve ‘Priceless’ Indigenous Artefacts

May 14, 2023
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Queensland state leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is willing to travel to the UK to try and retrieve artefacts belonging to the ancestors of local Indigenous communities. The Labor premier’s comments come after the Queensland Parliament, on May 10, passed a new law—with bipartisan support—to set up a “Truth-telling inquiry” to investigate the “continuing impacts”…

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Australian State Premier Says She’s Willing to Go to the UK to Retrieve ‘Priceless’ Artefacts

May 14, 2023
Aboriginal AustraliansAnnastacia PalaszczukAustraliaBritish MuseumCairnscritical race theoryEducation & Family NewsindigenousInternationalQueenslandtruth tellingUKUSWorld
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Queensland state leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is willing to travel to the UK to try and retrieve artefacts belonging to the ancestors of local Indigenous communities. The Labor premier’s comments come after the Queensland Parliament, on May 10, passed a new law—with bipartisan support—to set up a “Truth-telling inquiry” to investigate the “continuing impacts”…

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British Museum’s Ancient Greeks Treasures Coming to Australia and New Zealand

May 21, 2021
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The British Museum’s treasures of Ancient Greece are coming to the National Museum of Australia, the Western Australian Museum, and the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum. Featuring a range of 180 objects, the exhibition will be centred around the concept of competition and how it appeared in sports, politics, drama, music, and warfare….

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