Dahomey: Screening and Discussion

Dahomey: Screening and Discussion

An Art, Business and Law LLM event.

By The Centre for Commercial Law Studies, QMUL

Date and time

Thursday, May 15 · 4:45 - 8:15pm GMT+1

Location

Lecture Theatre, Centre For Commercial Law Studies

67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours 30 minutes

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (Queen Mary University of London) and the Institute of Art & Law are pleased to invite you to the upcoming Art, Business, and Law LLM: Dahomey Screening & Discussion taking place on Thursday, 15 May 2025 from 5:15 - 8:15pm (BST).

The event will feature a screening of the award-winning documentary Dahomey (2024), directed by Mati Diop. The film powerfully captures the return of royal treasures from France to the Republic of Benin, while exploring the legacies of colonial violence and the evolving meaning of restitution today. Following the screening, a panel discussion will bring together experts from the fields of law, history, and museum practice to discuss recent developments in colonial-era restitution and broader initiatives to address the colonial histories in museum collections.


PANELISTS:

■ Alexander Herman, Director of the Institute of Art & Law.

■ Dr JC Niala, Head of Research, Teaching and Collections at the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford.

■ Barnaby Phillips, Historian, award-winning journalist, and author of Loot.

■ Molly Carew-Jones, Senior Associate at Bates Wells


EVENT DETAILS:

■ Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025 from 5:15 - 8:15 pm (BST).

■ Venue: Lecture Theatre of Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK

■ The event is free to attend. Please register via Eventbrite to confirm your attendance.


EVENT SCHEDULE

Registration (4:45 - 5:15 pm)
Welcome & Introductory Remarks (5:15 - 5:30 pm)
Screening (5:30 - 6:45 pm)
Panel Discussion & Q&A (6:45 - 7:30 pm)

Closing Remarks and Reception (7:30 - 8:15 pm)


We look forward to having you join us for what promises to be an exciting and informative event. If you have any questions, please email the event co-ordinators Lauren Gowler (laurengowler@gmail.com) and Federica Monteleone (federica.maria.monteleone@gmail.com).

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