在向美国博物馆贷款十年后, 1794年一艘奴隶船的33磅木材块将于2026年返回南非。 A 33-pound timber piece from a 1794 slave ship will return to South Africa in 2026 after a 10-year loan to the U.S. museum.

据报道, 圣何塞 - 巴奎特德非洲号 (São José-Paquete de Africa) 的一块33磅重的木头, 这艘葡萄牙奴隶船于1794年沉没, 带着400多名非洲奴隶, 将于2026年3月22日从非洲裔美国历史和文化国家博物馆移除, 结束了向南非伊齐科博物馆的10年贷款. A 33-pound timber piece from the São José-Paquete de Africa, a Portuguese slave ship that sank in 1794 with over 400 enslaved Africans, will be removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 22, 2026, ending a 10-year loan to South Africa’s Iziko Museums. 该文物于2015年回收,并自2016年以来展出,由于其脆弱状态,将用定制箱归还。 The artifact, recovered in 2015 and displayed since 2016, will be returned in a custom crate due to its fragile state. 包括压载物在内的其他船舶物品将再展出两年,货物申报单将取代木材。 Other ship items, including ballasts, will remain on display for two more years, while a cargo manifesto will replace the timber. 这一变化源于保护和贷款条件,而不是政治审查,标志着一次突出跨大西洋奴隶贸易的重大文化交流的结束。 The change stems from conservation and loan terms, not political review, and marks the conclusion of a significant cultural exchange highlighting the trans-Atlantic slave trade.