Artist Hew Locke’s latest exhibition at the British Museum, ‘What Have We Here?’, confronts the museum’s colonial past head-on, challenging viewers to grapple with the contentious history of its collection. Through a curated selection of over 150 objects, Locke reimagines the narrative, offering a perspective from the colonized, not the colonizer. This insightful exhibition, a ‘beautiful can of worms,’ explores the complexities of empire, colonialism, and restitution, prompting critical dialogue about the future of museums in a changing world.