Jos Van Beurden
Biographic Data
| ID | 401404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jos Van Beurden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jos |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Beurden |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BEURDEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8809-3883 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Colonial collections, restitution and issues of inequality
This contribution raises three questions about collections from colonial regions. One is about the division of the power over the provenance research into such collections between the Global North and the Global South. A second is about the silence of art dealers and private collectors in the Global North about their possessions and how they were acquired, which makes it hard for former colonies to know about them. The third is about how governme…
Law, Provenance Research, and Restitution of Colonial Cultural Property
The status of colonial objects in European museums touches upon a matrix of legal and historical issues. This article engages with some of them, while referring to the case of a Sri Lankan object in the possession of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (RMA) in the Netherlands: a ceremonial cannon looted by the Dutch from the King of Kandy in 1765. The article offers a historical overview of the European colonial domination of Ceylon, distinguishing betwee…
Benin dialogue group
Hard and Soft Law Measures for the Restitution of Colonial Cultural Collections – Country Report
This commentary offers an overview of the restitutions and claims processed in the Netherlands until recently, and the legal framework in which they took place. Although the focus is on restitutions to and claims from Indonesia, those to and from a number of other former colonial possessions occur as well. It thus looks at Dutch cultural heritage regulations and laws concerning colonial possessions. Next, the current situation is reviewed, with s…
Inconvenient Heritage
An object from 1613 disappears -A specific approachun Declaration supporting indigenous claims -Principles for claiming Nazi looted art -What about claims from former colonies? t r u s t , e q u a l i t y a n d j u s t i c eTurnaround in the Netherlands -Surprise from Belgium -Again: to whom do you give back?-How do we know if we are making progress?-Unlearning to distrust -Working towards equality -Undoing injustice
Inconvenient Heritage
An object from 1613 disappears -A specific approachun Declaration supporting indigenous claims -Principles for claiming Nazi looted art -What about claims from former colonies? t r u s t , e q u a l i t y a n d j u s t i c eTurnaround in the Netherlands -Surprise from Belgium -Again: to whom do you give back?-How do we know if we are making progress?-Unlearning to distrust -Working towards equality -Undoing injustice
Law, Provenance Research, and Restitution of Colonial Cultural Property
The status of colonial objects in European museums touches upon a matrix of legal and historical issues. This article engages with some of them, while referring to the case of a Sri Lankan object in the possession of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (RMA) in the Netherlands: a ceremonial cannon looted by the Dutch from the King of Kandy in 1765. The article offers a historical overview of the European colonial domination of Ceylon, distinguishing betwee…
Benin dialogue group
Hard and Soft Law Measures for the Restitution of Colonial Cultural Collections – Country Report
This commentary offers an overview of the restitutions and claims processed in the Netherlands until recently, and the legal framework in which they took place. Although the focus is on restitutions to and claims from Indonesia, those to and from a number of other former colonial possessions occur as well. It thus looks at Dutch cultural heritage regulations and laws concerning colonial possessions. Next, the current situation is reviewed, with s…
Inconvenient Heritage
An object from 1613 disappears -A specific approachun Declaration supporting indigenous claims -Principles for claiming Nazi looted art -What about claims from former colonies? t r u s t , e q u a l i t y a n d j u s t i c eTurnaround in the Netherlands -Surprise from Belgium -Again: to whom do you give back?-How do we know if we are making progress?-Unlearning to distrust -Working towards equality -Undoing injustice
Law, Provenance Research, and Restitution of Colonial Cultural Property
The status of colonial objects in European museums touches upon a matrix of legal and historical issues. This article engages with some of them, while referring to the case of a Sri Lankan object in the possession of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (RMA) in the Netherlands: a ceremonial cannon looted by the Dutch from the King of Kandy in 1765. The article offers a historical overview of the European colonial domination of Ceylon, distinguishing betwee…
Colonial collections, restitution and issues of inequality
This contribution raises three questions about collections from colonial regions. One is about the division of the power over the provenance research into such collections between the Global North and the Global South. A second is about the silence of art dealers and private collectors in the Global North about their possessions and how they were acquired, which makes it hard for former colonies to know about them. The third is about how governme…
History (4 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Restitution (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Cultural heritage (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works)