Abstract
As museums around the world grapple with the histories of their collections and the ethical imperatives of decolonizing their institutions, analyzing it is essential to analyze the specificity specifics of surrounding the repatriation of Tibetan art repatriation is imperative. Taking as a point of departure Kavita Singh’s 2010 article “Repatriation without Repatriating for Tibet,” this essay situates Tibetan Buddhist art within the broader impetus to return objects that were forcibly displaced from their countries and communities of origin. The reflections outlined are intended to serve as a resource for ongoing discussion and debate, and clarify how the circumstances surrounding Tibetan Buddhist art from Tibet differ from those of their cultural neighbors, such as Nepal and Bhutan.