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Repatriation and Restitution
Resources to support museums on repatriation, restitution, and a list of requests for return made to Scottish museums and galleries.
List of Repatriations from Scottish Museums
Search the list of repatriation requests made to Scottish museums and galleries
The Rematriation of the House of Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole
The House of Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole, stolen from the Nisga’a Nation in the 1920s, was rematriated from National Museums Scotland (NMS) in 2023. Noxs Ts’aawit (Dr. Amy Parent) of The Nisga’a Nation and Dr. John Giblin from NMS outline the process of international cooperation to rematriate the Memorial Pole to its ancestral home.
Return of the Galliwasp
Staff at The Hunterian share their experience of returning a specimen of the extinct Jamaican giant galliwasp back home to Jamaica. They highlight how the repatriation of the specimen was achieved through collaboration with curators and academics in Jamaica, and explain the challenges and outcomes of the process.
Introduction to restitution and repatriation work in Scotland
Find out about restitution and repatriation in collection management, and additional guidance on the issue.