Tag: Repatriation

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has repatriated an ancient Sumerian copper alloy statue from the third millennium BC to authorities in Iraq. The museum acquired the statue

On the same day that US president Joe Biden called for a tripling of tariffs on imports of some Chinese steel and aluminium, American and Chinese officials gathered for a

Christie’s recently withdrew four Greek vases from an auction in New York following allegations that they had connections to Gianfranco Becchina, an Italian dealer convicted of art trafficking in 2011.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be returning an ancient bronze sculpture of a young man’s head to Turkey after an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s

US Officials Return 30 Artefacts Valued at $3 Million to Cambodia and Indonesia Officials in the US recently repatriated 27 artefacts to Cambodia and three antiquities to Indonesia in a

On 25 April, the Metropolitan Museum of Art signed a new agreement with the government of Thailand and officially returned two 11th-century metal sculptures. The sculptures, “Standing Shiva” and “Kneeling

Over 600 pieces of art valued at €60m have been repatriated from the United States to Italy after being illegally excavated or stolen. These works, dating from the 9th century

The Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles recently returned 20 objects to the Warumungu people of Australia’s Northern Territory. The handoff took place at an official ceremony

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has repatriated the remains of 124 individuals and 90 objects to Indigenous groups in 2024, in compliance with updated federal regulations under the