Date: 10 November, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM (program) + drinks until 7:00 PM
Location: Wereldmuseum, Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam
Cost: €15 (including coffee, tea, snacks, and a publication from Wereldmuseum)*
Together with Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, the Mondriaan Fund is organising a new edition of HERE: Heritage Reflections. This edition will focus on the theme of restitution. Dr. Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, Curator of African Arts at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the USA, and CATPC artists Ced’art Tamasala, Matthieu Kasiama, and Mbuku Kimpala will speak about the loan of the Balot sculpture. In 2024, the sculpture temporarily returned to Congo as part of the Venice Art Biennale. What preceded this remarkable loan? What obstacles had to be overcome? What lessons learned do they want to share? And also: what are the next steps?
*If the cost is an issue for you, please send an email to pbzzhavpngvr@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay
After this conversation, there will be several breakout sessions, where you can explore the topic of restitution in smaller groups. For example: Where do you begin with provenance research? What role do involved communities play? And what can you do as a heritage professional within your institution?
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About HERE
HERE: Heritage Reflections is an initiative of the Mondriaan Fund, the public fund for visual arts and cultural heritage in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
View the 2023 edition of HERE below.
HERE 2023