Episode 2: You Took Our Stuff, Now Give It Back

For hundreds of years, the world has been grappling with the development and effects of colonialism, but what does colonialism have anything to do with cultural heritage? In this episode, join P.T. Meadors, a college art history student at Washington and Lee University, as he investigates the return of the Lombak Treasure from the Netherlands back to Indonesia. Over the course of the episode, you will learn about colonialism, repatriation policies around the world, and how former colonies are working to get back the stuff that was taken by their invaders. 

For more information about this episode, please refer to the following articles:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/indonesia-return-java-man-natural-history-netherlands-1234643776/

https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/07/netherlands-advised-return-art-looted-colonial-era