Museum conversations day two: Are the colonialist ripping us of our culture?

The Museum conversations which was held at the Ghana Museum and Monuments Board premises in Accra successful entered its second day with todays discussion centering on the controversial concept of Universal Museums .
The controversial concept was coined from the fact that ,after centuries colonizing Africa it is believed that through war raids from colonial masters led to looting and them eventually taking artifacts that depicted the culture of most African countries .

The situation also led some African countries to agitate for the return of the artifacts that depicted their culture hence the european countries coming up with the Universal Museum Concept which will allow them to hold on to such products in their museum claiming its for the worlds view .
But is that really the case? and will the world have a proper view and the original interpretation of what the artifact really meant ?
With the panel discussions led by Dr Gertrude Aba Mansah Eyifa-Dzidzienyo lecturer University of Ghana Archeology and heritage studies department ,Mr Gilbert Amegatcher an art historian and a curator and a former lecturer in the Design and General Art Studies department of the KNUST ,Prof Kodzo Gavua lecturer Archeology and heritage studies department of university of Ghana and Dr Patrick Effiboley assistant professor department of history and archeology University of Abomey –calavi.
The panel with their rich experience made us understand how controversial this concept is and whether the whole world will have a view of the universal museum as claim by the originators of the concept .
In the end many contributions came in concerning this situation with some questioning how ready the Ghana Museum and Monuments board is to accept and store such artifacts should it be brought back.
The evidence was also clear that for African museums to have their voices heard ,they need to unite and fight for their end of the bargain and there was the need to collaborate more with external museums .
In order for we African not to continue to complain on how such situations are dealt with we must still fight and continue to promote our own .
The need to patent and strictly monitor how our cultural artifacts leave the shores of the country comes into play if we want to win this fight .