THE BRUTISH MUSEUMS - VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH: 'The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution' by Dan Hicks
“A startling act of conscience” — Ben Okri OBE

“A call to action’” — Professor Bénédicte Savoy

“A real game-changer” — The Economist

“Destined to become an essential text” — The Sunday Times

Please join Pluto Press and the Pitt Rivers Museum for a special launch event to mark the release of The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks.

Chaired by Subhadra Das (UCL Museums), the discussion panel will comprise Victor Ehikhamenor (artist and writer), Errol Francis (CEO, Culture&), Wayne Modest (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) and Alice Procter (art historian and writer)

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-the-brutish-museums-by-dan-hicks-tickets-126431739737

More about the book: www.plutobooks.com/9780745341767/the-brutish-museums
Date: 5 November 2020, 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Venue: Online
Speakers: Dan Hicks (Oxford), Wayne Modest (Amsterdam), Victor Ehikhamanor (Artist and writer), Alice Procter (Art historian and writer), Subhadra Das (UCL Museums (Chair)), Errol Francis (CEO, Culture&)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-the-brutish-museums-by-dan-hicks-tickets-126431739737
Audience: Public
Editor: Laura Spence