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Dahomey

February 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$9

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This film is shortlisted for the category Documentary Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025.

Mati Diop’s hypnotic documentary explores the journey of 26 historical artifacts being returned from French museums to present-day Benin (formerly the West African Kingdom of Dahomey), from where they were plundered during colonial times. Throughout these major moments of return and restitution, both the modern-day citizens of Benin and the artworks share their often poetic and truthful thoughts on displacement, ownership, institutionalization, and the future of the place they call home.

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Date:
February 15
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$9
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https://www.mfah.org/calendar/dahomey

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Houston Cultural District:
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Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005 United States
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