The Legislative Assembly/Chandigarh-Duncid and Independence Square in Ghana.
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The style was redefined by newly independent nations of the 20th century, who wanted to create an identity detached from their colonial past.
One of the gold items being loaned back to Ghana.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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.
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The exhibition showcases how nature coexists with Japan’s major cities.
Visitors enjoying the Young V&A’s “town square”.
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Provisions like an extensive buggy park and friendly staff ensure that visitors with young children are welcomed and cared for.
The Zizi Show by Jake Elwes at the new phase of the V&A’s photography museum.
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Surveying photography’s past, present and future, the new Photography Centre will cement the status of the medium as a leading form of expression in contemporary visual culture.
The 2013 David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A, in London.
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The artist’s fabled archive spans his entire career, showcasing his playful curiosity, his need for beauty and his respect for style.
V&A Africa Fashion
At last: a substantial fashion exhibition devoted to the traditions, skill and exuberance of African designer style.
Institutions such as the Natural History Museum in London are preparing to open their doors to the public once again.
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Cultural institutions are puzzling out to to make their buildings exciting and safe at the same time.
One of the plundered Benin plaques, at the British Museum.
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Colonial powers plundered the heritage of countries all over the world – restitution is long overdue.
V&A Dundee
Thanks to the 19th-century obsession with plaster casts of artefacts, Dundee began a relationship with London’s V&A long ago.