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The Museum of Bad Vibes

Artefacts in Britain's museums had purpose and significance before being put on display. Hanna Adan releases the restless spirits within to ask: should they be returned home?

Sounds,6 episodes

Episodes

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Releasing The Bad Vibes
The four objects are back in storage but where does The Museum of Bad Vibes go from here?
09 Aug 2022,35 mins
The Storyteller With No Audience
A Koi Board from Papua New Guinea awakes to find itself in the Museum of Bad Vibes
02 Aug 2022,42 mins
Looking Back to See Ahead
An Akan gold weight awakes to find itself in the Museum of Bad Vibes
26 Jul 2022,29 mins
Sisters Beyond the Grave
A Chinese ancestral tablet awakes to find itself in The Museum of Bad Vibes
19 Jul 2022,38 mins
The Bird of Prophecy’s Final Song
A Benin Bronze awakes to find itself in The Museum of Bad Vibes
12 Jul 2022,31 mins
Welcome to The Museum of Bad Vibes
Treasured artefacts inside Britain’s celebrated museums speak for the first time.
07 Jul 2022,3 mins