Sindika Dokolo on Repatriating African Arts

The 47 years old businessman and art collector, Sindika Dokolo, roots towards restoring the classic works of African art in museums within the country. Dokolo believes that African arts showcased in museums worldwide are not as valued by art lovers as they should be. Ergo, their return to the home country is highly desired.

Dokolo’s Campaigns

With the aim of restoring classic African artworks to various museums in Africa, Sindika Dokolo confronts the owners of vintage African artworks with evidences of the artwork being stolen. To testify his claims, he produces evidence and urges the owners to return the value artwork back to the state.

Certainly, his acts are met with resistance but he insists them to show the evidence that the owner has paid for the artwork. In case they fail to produce any evidence of the same, Sindika Dokolo insists that they return the work lest they should face the music for collecting classic African artworks illegally.

The business and collector picks up the threads of his works he has done over the years, directing them to his aim of restoring the lost glory of Africa.

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Sindika Dokolo on Repatriating African Arts

Congolese at collector and businessman Sindika Dokolo’s love for esoteric African arts can clearly be deciphered in the light of his crusade to repatriate African art works. Notwithstanding his efforts at promoting African art and Africanism, his efforts are often met with harrowing challenges.

Dokolo’s love for African Arts

 Sindika Dokolo is on a mission with an ambition to track down the various eclectic pieces of artwork that went missing from a museum in Angola during the Civil War.

Over the years, Mr. Dokolo has stared various campaigns to restore African artworks in the museums of Africa itself. By far, the collector has purchased and found 15 indigenous pieces of African artwork which he intends to return to the museum of Dundo.

The Roadmap to Success

Sindika Dokolo’s efforts are lately gaining traction. For instance, Mr. Dokolo has discovered two of the African artworks. He lent those artworks to the museum at Bozar for the show. The museum at Bozar intends to return the artworks to the Regional Museum in Dundo after the exhibition. The initiatives taken by Mr. Dokolo are driving new advocates to vouch for e repatriation of African Art.

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