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Of 43 museums in the UK that hold precious items Manchester Museum is the first to start returning them to indigenous people

The decision comes after international criticism of the country’s possession of sacred artefacts

‘Breaking the Occupation of the Mind’, overshadowed its rough edges with thought-provoking contributions

In this edition of Artefact of the Week, Sophie Marriott looks at a ceramic jug from the Nasca Culture of Pre-Hispanic South America and how their mysterious and captivating artistry was filled with their iconography

Theo Bennett reviews the action-packed, but deeply nostalgic closing event of Manchester Museum’s Egypt Gallery, which shall be off-limits until reopening in 2021