Eds. Esther Tisa Francini, Alice Hertzog, Alexis Malefakis, Michaela Oberhofer
Mobilizing: Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums is published as part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland (2021–24), a project by eight Swiss museums focusing on provenance research on artifacts from colonial contexts.
Texts and images invite reflection on art works and values, relationships, and views of history.
The close collaboration with representatives from Nigeria and the diaspora enables new forms of knowledge production.
This not only sets cultural heritage in motion, but also the museum as an institution itself.
The book is also available in German.
