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The Compass: The Reclaimers : The reclaimers: Return to Zambia

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The reclaimers: Return to Zambia

20/07/2022 GMT

The Reclaimers

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Kema Sikazwe is in Zambia exploring colonial legacies through museum collections

Kema Sikazwe is in Zambia exploring the impact of colonial legacies through museum collections.

Returning to Zambia for the first time since he was three years old, Kema Sikazwe continues his journey exploring the impact of colonial legacies through museum collections.

Since 1972, Zambians have campaigned to reclaim the ‘Broken Hill Skull’ from Britain. Kema learns what has led to the current stalemate, as the repatriation movement gathers pace.

Kema also meets Zambian creatives who are fabricating their own interpretations of history with ‘digital repatriation’ initiatives, creating new artefacts in response to stories inspired by 3D scans and photographs.

(Photo: Kema Sikazwe holds up a matchbox designed using motifs inspired by Zambian objects taken from the country. Credit: Radio Film)

The Compass: The Reclaimers 

The Reclaimers 

How Western museums tell the stories of others.

As Western museums grapple with their colonial legacies and encounter ongoing pressure to repatriate artefacts, they face a fundamental question: how do they tell the uncomfortable stories behind the items in their collections?

After being invited to take part in events that coincide with the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kema Sikazwe returns to Zambia for the first time since he was three years old, and asks: who has the right to tell these stories?

As the former ‘British Empire Games’ draws nearer, Kema finds out what the world of museums can learn from the communities, artists and curators who are struggling to reclaim global stories about their culture and identity.

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