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The Compass: The Reclaimers : The reclaimers: The games people play

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The reclaimers: The games people play

03/08/2022 GMT

The Reclaimers

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Kema Sikazwe meets people reclaiming spaces to tell new histories

Kema Sikazwe sees photographer Vanley Burke’s new exhibition, Blood and Fire and meets members of We Are Birmingham who have remodelled the iconic round room of the museum.

As the former ‘British Empire Games’ draws nearer, actor and musician Kema Sikazwe 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.

Kema sees photographer Vanley Burke’s new exhibition, Blood and Fire, curated with Candice Nembhard at Soho House, former home of Matthew Bolton. At the Museum and Gallery, he meets members of We Are Birmingham who have remodelled the iconic round room.

With the Commonwealth Games in full swing, Kema also hears how refugees, and members of the LGBT+ communities are ensuring their voices are heard within the cultural festival accompanying the sporting events

Presenter: Kema Sikazwe
Producer: Will Sadler and Andy Jones
A Radio Film production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Kema, Gaby and Masharah. Credit: Andy Jones/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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