He/Him How do you decolonize a museum?

The problem of indigenous restitution and multicultural representation in spanish museums.

Abstract

In this article we talk about restitution as the main anti-colonial tool against the exposition of human remains in the anthropological and archaelogical museums, a reflection on the return of bodies and objects that have ocurred in countries around the world to their indigenous communities and foreign cultures. This will serve as a point and aside to talk about other multicultural perspectives that some Western museums have had, reformulating their spaces and devices, not only to put an end to the colonizing discourse that has endured in museums, but also to include the voices of many artists from other cultures that decide to participate in the themes of contemporary art. We will focus on Spain, although it is a country that ignores its colonialist era since it continues to maintain a conservative vision of the exotic and still celebrates Columbus Day from the perspective of the White savior, it seems that it is moving forward in some museums with the inclusion of people from other cultures and with another view of restitution and decolonization.