The chair of the National Trust has said it needs to move with the times to survive, with plans underway to create a policy on restitution. Rene Olivieri, who took over as chairman in February 2022, said the decision to 'embrace a wider range of viewpoints' may leave some 'uncomfortable'. We are in the process of creating our own policy in the National Trust, we will be following the advice that's been given to all organisations like us by the Museums Association, by the Arts Council. A National Trust spokesman said: 'Arts Council guidance recommends that museums should work towards establishing and publishing on their website a policy on restitution and repatriation. 'The National Trust does not yet have a policy but this is our intention, in line with the guidance.

Source: The Times May 31, 2023 02:19 UTC