On virtual repatriation, heritage consultancy, the AfricaMuseum, etc.

The latest issue of the "International Journal of Heritage Studies" (Volume 31, Issue 3, 2025) is out! This issues features a series of articles on "virtual repatriation", "the symbolic violence of heritage consultancy", "the heritage value of emptiness", etc.

With amongst others:

  • Qiaoyun Hu: Virtual repatriation as a methodological reframing for museum learning in the digital age: repositioning, digital transformation, and collaborative meaning-making
  • Damiana Otoiu: “What is our role? Will we be able to work on equal terms?” collaboration and controversies over the renovation of AfricaMuseum (Tervuren)
  • Sarah Baker e.a.: The symbolic violence of heritage consultancy: experiences of heritage consultation processes in Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area, Norfolk Island
  • Gareth Knapman: Recent writing on colonial plunder and museums

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