Kitong-Kiass International 3RRR Symposium
Mi., 15. Nov.
|Wien
The significance of Restitution in Africa and for the Diaspora using the examples of the Benin Bronzes
Time & Location
15. Nov. 2023, 14:00 – 17. Nov. 2023, 14:00
Wien, Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien, Austria
About the event
This second edition of the KITONG-KIASS INTERNATIONAL 3RRR SYMPOSIUM 2023 is dedicated to the importance of restitution for the African continent as well as for the African Diaspora, using the Benin Bronzes as an example.
Phil Otaniyen Omodamwen, a 6th generation Benin bronze caster from Benin City, Nigeria, will be the guest of honour. He was born in Benin City into the Omodamwen´s family which belongs to the Benin bronze guild since 1504 AD and proudly keeps alive over 500 years heritage of bronze casting.
Numerous other speakers and players from the African Diaspora in Austria, as well as from the Austrian and international civil society, will shape this high-profile event.
The aim is to foster and strengthen the necessity of an inclusive and differentiated dialogue between Austrian Federal Museums, governmental institutions, and the African Diaspora in Austria, to work towards a sustainable and inclusive collaboration with African Diasporas in…