+1 862 207 3288 When considering the most appropriate way to display the Benin bronzes, a look at past displays and their effects may be helpful because one can identify what may have not worked or served its purpose in the past and perhaps look to avoid similar mistakes in the future. Western museums struggle in knowing the correct or appropriate display ideas for the Benin Bronzes and this could be because there is a certain pre-conception in Western culture of African art displays in museums ; African carvings in glass cases, standing on plinths, hanging from walls much as they appear in studio photos carefully posed and lit (http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/british July 02).
Exhibitions such as these have been the norm and accepted for years but they have not been successful, they have in fact put the public off. (DVD-ROM Benin Bronzes Paris Exhibition) It raises questions as…(short extract)
