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I think my answer to this would be "thanks for preserving this for us; we're ready to take it back now". These artifacts absolutely belong to their countries o

I think my answer to this would be "thanks for preserving this for us; we're ready to take it back now". These artifacts absolutely belong to their countries of origin, but we have a collective duty to ensure that they are protected -- and museums should ensure that conditions are in place for them to be properly handled before returning them.

olddustytrail 4y ago
That's a good answer. I think you're right.
lupire 4y ago
World heritage objects (over 1000years old?) should be under multilateral supervision and spread across the world, with every region having a sampling of artifacts from the whole world.