#cultural-repatriation tag

Canada returns 11 artefacts to Turkey in the first repatriation between the countries

Turkey successfully repatriated cultural artefacts from Canada, marking a significant milestone in international law.

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Back to Assam: British Museum agrees to loan fragile tapestry showing Krishna's life

The Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old Krishna tapestry, will return to Assam for six months starting in 2027 under a British Museum loan agreement contingent on constructing a new museum extension.

Arts

fromHyperallergic

2 months ago

A Very 2026 Art Reading List

Art world highlights for 2026 include forthcoming art books, major grants to artists, museum programming experiments, and renewed focus on cultural repatriation and exhibitions.

History

fromwww.thehistoryblog.com

3 months ago

Ancient Maori war cloak returns to Auckland

A rare 17th-century Māori pauku war cloak has returned to Auckland and will be displayed at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

World news

fromwww.standard.co.uk

3 months ago

Egypt says thousands of its artefacts in British Museum are 'part of London's identity' - but wants the Rosetta Stone back

Egypt allows thousands of artefacts to remain in British museums while insisting the Rosetta Stone be returned to Egypt.

Arts

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

4 months ago

Netherlands will return stolen ancient statue-featured at Tefaf art fair in 2022-to Egypt

A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian statue stolen and illegally exported will be returned to Egypt after being identified at the Tefaf Maastricht art fair.

#british-museum

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

Greece accuses British Museum of provocative indifference' over pink ball

fromenglish.elpais.com

7 months ago

Arts

Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: We can't give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection'

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

Greece accuses British Museum of provocative indifference' over pink ball

fromenglish.elpais.com

7 months ago

Arts

Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: We can't give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection'

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

Indigenous communities reclaim cultural heritage through weaving revival, research-led provenance discovery, repatriation of artifacts, and conservation of materials and traditional practices.

Film

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

A relic of horny Hollywood: why The Mummy remains a classic bisexual awakening movie

The Mummy (1999) is a mid-budget, Spielbergian adventure blending humor, horror, and colonial critique while delivering nostalgic, horny, and thrilling entertainment.

Arts

fromTheartnewspaper

10 months ago

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art repatriates ancient silk manuscript to China

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has returned ancient Chinese artifacts, the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts, to China as part of a repatriation effort.

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Canada returns 11 artefacts to Turkey in the first repatriation between the countries

Back to Assam: British Museum agrees to loan fragile tapestry showing Krishna's life

A Very 2026 Art Reading List

Ancient Maori war cloak returns to Auckland

Egypt says thousands of its artefacts in British Museum are 'part of London's identity' - but wants the Rosetta Stone back

Netherlands will return stolen ancient statue-featured at Tefaf art fair in 2022-to Egypt

Greece accuses British Museum of provocative indifference' over pink ball

Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: We can't give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection'

Greece accuses British Museum of provocative indifference' over pink ball

Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: We can't give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection'

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

A relic of horny Hollywood: why The Mummy remains a classic bisexual awakening movie

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art repatriates ancient silk manuscript to China

#cultural-repatriation
#cultural-repatriation