Petition Amend the British Museum Act 1963

We ask Parliament to amend the British Museum Act 1963 to allow the Trustees to accept repatriation requests for artefacts, such as the Benin Bronzes and other pieces acquired during the colonial era.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

236 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 236 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 9 May 2022
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