CASE STUDY RESEARCHERS: OPEN CALL-OUT
Open Restitution Africa is undertaking a large-scale research project to map past and current restitution undertakings for belongings…
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Open Restitution Africa
The Open Restitution Project is an Africa-led project seeking to open up access to information on restitution of African material culture and human ancestors, to empower all stakeholders involved to make knowledge-based decisions.
Co-Founders, Molemo Moiloa and Chao Tayiana Maina. Photo credit: Mekbib Tadesse, 2025. Press Release: As the first-ever organization to centralize data on the restitution of African belongings and human ancestors, Open Restitution Africa releases groundbreaking case studies and data insights
(FEBRUARY 4, 2025) Open Restitution Africa (ORA)—the leading pan-African initiative dedicated to aggregating and disseminating information on the…
Celebrating Emancipation Day in Kingston: A Restitution 101 Screening
On August 1st, as part of the Emancipation Day celebrations, Open Restitution Africa had the unique opportunity to…
Introducing Our Case Study Researchers (3rd Cohort)
We’re thrilled to introduce the newest members of our research team, who bring a wealth of knowledge and…
Restitution 101: A History of Theft (Dakar Screening)
Continuing our mission to cultivate meaningful dialogues around restitution, we conducted a screening of “Restitution 101: A History…
Introducing Our Case Study Researchers (2nd Cohort)
In our ongoing commitment to champion African heritage restitution, Open Restitution Africa proudly introduces the dedicated individuals who…
Chao & Molemo at The Open Society Foundations ‘Global Convening for the Restitution of African Heritage’
Our co-founders, Chao Tayiana and Molemo Moiloa, took the stage as featured speakers at the Open Society Foundations’…
Introducing Our Case Study Researchers
In our ongoing mission to champion the restitution of African heritage, we cast out a call for Case…
Open Call for Case Study Researchers
Open Restitution Africa is undertaking a large-scale research project to map past andcurrent restitution undertakings for material heritage…
African Voices in Restitution
African scholars and professionals who have contributed greatly to restitution conversations, efforts, through their dedication to the preservation…
Research Process Update
February was spent mapping out goals for the first half of the year. This set the tone for…
Access For Who? Podcast launch
The Access For who? Podcast hosted by Chao Tayiana Maina and Molemo Moiloa is a five part mini-series…
