Artefacts Debate at the Oxford Union
- Event Start: 10th November 2016, 8:30pm
- Event Type:
7.45 PM - Emergency Debate ("This house believes that art is inherently elitist)
8.30 PM - Main Debate
"This House Would Repatriate Artefacts Obtained Under Colonial Rule"
SPEAKERS
Proposition:
Ed Evans: 3rd Year Classicist at St John's College, and a member of the Union's Secretary's Committee.
Wim Pijbes: The director of the Voorlinden Museum and former director of the Rijksmuseum, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Droog Design and a board member of the Rembrandt Society.
Dr Zahi Hawass: A world-renowned archeologist, he is the former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities and Director of Excavations at Giza, Saqqara, Bahariya Oasis, and the Valley of the Kings.
Opposition:
Mia Smith: 4th Year Classicist at Oriel College, and former Librarian-Elect of the Union.
Dr James Cuno: President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust. He works around the world to preserve and advance the understanding of the world’s cultural heritage.
Dr Sabine Haag: General Director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Museum of Ethnology and the Austrian Theatre Museum. She is also a long-time curator of the Chamber of Art and the Treasury.
This event takes place in partnership with METKA. We are very grateful for their contribution to this debate.