Quai Branly exhibition criticized for omitting colonial violence

The Musée du quai Branly in Paris is facing criticism for its exhibition '1913-1923: l'esprit du temps', which showcases high-quality plastic objects from Africa and Oceania but omits the colonial violence that enabled their arrival in France. The show, covering the decade 1913-1923, presents these artifacts as art objects without contextualizing the brutal colonial context of their acquisition. Critics argue this elision perpetuates a sanitized view of colonial history.