Controversy Over Museums’ Black Lives Matter Statements Continues as Critics Pillory British Institutions
Title: Controversy Over Museums’ Black Lives Matter Statements Continues as Critics Pillory British Institutions
Author: Alex Greenberger
Media Outlet: Artnews
Publish Date: June 8, 2020
“He (Hartwig Fischer) continued, “I hope that we will find the right ways to allow the museum to better reflect our societies and our complex, contentious and blended histories, and become more than ever a theater of human connection.”
The response did not satisfy many critics who allege that the British Museum still has not contended with its lengthy history of controversy over its holdings, which are believed to include a number of plundered objects.”