About
Unfinished Past is an exhibition at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam about whether museums should return objects to their countries of origin. It runs until 3 January 2027, open 10:00 to 17:00.
What to expect
The exhibition puts you in the middle of the current debate about restitution: give back, keep, or…?
- Politicians, activists and communities plead for return
- Questions about how objects entered collections
- Questions about who actually owns them
Dates
Questions
When does Unfinished Past start and end?
Unfinished Past runs Saturday, 31 October 2026, 10:00 until 17:00.
Where is Unfinished Past?
Unfinished Past takes place at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam.
What is the exhibition about?
It is about the current debate on restitution: should museums give collections back to the countries they came from?
Politicians, activists and communities from former European colonies argue for returning objects.
Museums also ask how these objects entered their collections and who owns them.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, Linnaeusstraat 2, 1092 CK Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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