The future of art: 3D printing could ‘restore’ Africa’s stolen history

By CHRISTINE MUNGAI, Mail & Guardian Africa Digitisation is allowing for virtual restitution of stolen artworks, and could even open the door to recreating slices of historic cultures in Africa. Benin bronze sculpture in the British Museum, London. (Photo: Flickr). AFRICA’S colonial experience not only displaced people, but histories, memories and cultural artefacts too. In the Congo, the

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The future of art: 3D printing could ‘restore’ Africa’s stolen history

By CHRISTINE MUNGAI, Mail & Guardian Africa Digitisation is allowing for virtual restitution of stolen artworks, and could even open the door to recreating slices of historic cultures in Africa. Benin bronze sculpture in the British Museum, London. (Photo: Flickr). AFRICA’S colonial experience not only displaced people, but histories, memories and cultural artefacts too. In the Congo, the

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