Protesters try to seize African artwork from Paris museum

Title: Protesters try to seize African artwork from Paris museum
Author: The Associated Press
Media Outlet: The Washington Post
Publish Date: June 12, 2020

PARIS — Activists dislodged a 19th century African funeral pole from its perch in a Paris museum Friday and tried to walk away with it, saying they wanted to return it to Africa in a protest against colonial-era abuses.

The five protesters were stopped before they could leave the Quai Branly Museum with the artwork. They were detained for questioning, and the Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into group theft of objects of cultural heritage.”