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Return to Sender? Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Repatriation
Lam Museum of Anthropology

January 13 to August 15, 2026

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Lam Museum of Anthropology
Wake Forest University, Palmer Residence Hall, 1315 Carroll Weathers Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
Winston-Salem
Arts & Culture, Free events, Museum

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Many objects in museum collections around the world were taken unethically from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Though some objects have been returned in order to address colonial histories and honor cultural practices today, neither museums nor indigenous communities are able to repatriate everything--nor do they want to. Featuring Aboriginal objects and highlighting the Lam Museum’s experience attempting repatriation but ultimately not enacting it, the exhibit raises important questions for the future of cross-cultural exhibits: Who has the right to hold, display, or interpret these objects? And how can museums protect cultural heritage when return isn't possible? Admission is free.

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