thatlittleegyptologist:

shako-makko:

Iraqi man cries bitterly at the British Museum when he sees his country’s stolen cultural heritage on display.

This would mean a lot if it were true. But it’s not. For a start that’s the Nimrud Treasure on display in the Iraq Museum. The photo is also from 2003 (article from 2010).

Here’s a link to the National Geographic article it’s from.

Here’s a screenshot if people can’t be bothered to click a link:

Reverse image searching and research are your friends.

The colonial past of many museum collections is an important thing to address, and most museums do this very openly and publicly, or are in the process of being more transparent about it.

Let’s not stir up more issues with images like these.