Elephants & Squirrels (2025) - Screening and Conversation

Cultural Heritage and the Ethics of Collecting

The Center for Art Law Switzerland cordially invites you to our first event of 2026, as part of the CINELöwenbräukunst series.

Join us for the Zurich premiere of Elephants & Squirrels, a documentary following Sri Lankan artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige as she uncovers looted artefacts and human remains of the indigenous Wanniyala-Aetto people held in Basel museum archives, and her determined efforts to secure their repatriation to Sri Lanka.

The screening will be followed by a conversation on the legacy of 20th-century collecting and the enduring questions surrounding cultural heritage, colonial history, and the ethics of museum stewardship.

German language with English subtitles. Speakers pending...

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