UK: Asantehene visits V&A museum

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the King of the Asante Kingdom, has visited the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in the UK on July 18, 2024, ahead of his scheduled lecture at the British Museum on July 19, 2024.

This visit, which included a tour and a private discussion with museum management led by Director Tristram Hunt, is part of the King's ongoing efforts to reclaim Asante artefacts looted during colonial times and currently held by the V&A and the British Museum.