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UK Museums Called Unethical for Their Collections of Human Remains

03/12/2026

More than a quarter of a million human remains from around the world are currently held in UK museums, in what MPs and archaeologists are calling an uncomfortable legacy of the country’s colonial past. Not only this, but many of …

Метки : музеиколониализмчеловеческие останкирепатриациявеликобританияистория.

France and Mexico Agree to Exchange Pair of Pre-Hispanic Manuscripts

01/07/2026

In May 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Mexico City. It was Macron’s first official visit to Mexico, and was an important step in Mexico’s recent attempts to bolster trade relations with Europe. While …

Метки : #культурарепатриацияискусствомексикафранциякодексы

Egyptian Archaeologist Vows to Bring Nefertiti Bust Back from Germany

12/26/2025

Zahi Hawass, a well-known Egyptian archaeologist, renewed his promise to bring an ancient bust of Nefertiti home this week, claiming that his country was readier than ever to host it once more, thanks to the recent opening of the Grand …

Метки : нефертитиархеологиярепатриациязахи хавассвеликий египетский музейегипет

43 Looted Antiquities Are Returned to Turkey

12/24/2025

Reflecting growing pressure by New York prosecutors on museums and private collectors, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and an American collector have returned dozens of looted antiquities to Turkey. As reported by the New …

Метки : античные предметырепатриацияпрокуратурамузеитурциядемосфен

Tate Director Steps Down

12/13/2025

The HeadlinesCALLING TIME. The director of Tate in London, Maria Balshaw, will step down in spring 2026 after nearly a decade in the role, the institution said in a press release. Balshaw, who joined in 2017 after leading Manchester Art …

Метки : искусствовыставкирепатриациямузейтейтбалшоу

Pope Leo Repatriates 62 Indigenous Artifacts from Vatican to Canada

12/13/2025

After years of negotiations starting with a visit by the late Pope Francis in 2022, the Vatican repatriated a wealth of Indigenous cultural treasures that were unveiled this week in a warehouse belonging to the Canadian Museum of History. The …

Метки : #культураискусствоватиканрепатриациякоренные народыпримирение

Collector Surrenders ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Looted from Roman Shrine

12/10/2025

A California antiquities dealer has surrendered to New York prosecutors a 2,000-year-old bronze statue of a Roman emperor believed to have been looted from an archaeological site in Turkey, as first reported in the New York Times. Aaron Mendelsohn, 74, …

Метки : антиквариатрепатриацияискусствоправосудиеисторическое наследиетурция

Met Repatriates Painting Taken from Buddhist Temple After Korean War

11/15/2025

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an 18th-century painting to a Korean temple that once housed a vast depiction of hell. The painting, titled The Tenth King of Hell, dates to 1798 and was made during the Joseon Dynasty. …

Метки : искусстворепатриация#культуракореяметрополитен-музейистория.

Van Abbe Museum in Maine to Return Objects to Wabanaki Nations

09/19/2025

A museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, dedicated to the art, culture, and heritage of the Wabanaki Nations, is in the process of repatriating 17 items to the Native American confederation. (The four local nations are the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy …

Метки : вабанакирепатриация#культураискусствобар-харбормузей

Manhattan DA Returns Over 30 Antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary

08/08/2025

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has recently repatriated over 30 antiquities to Spain, Italy, and Hungary, the office announced in a press release Wednesday. The return is just the latest for Alvin Bragg, who has served as D.A. since 2021, …

Метки : антиквариатрепатриацияманхэттенпрокуратураискусствокультурное наследие

Erotic Mosaic Held by Nazi Officer Goes on View in Pompeii

07/18/2025

An ancient mosaic that may have been looted by a Nazi officer has returned to its home in Italy decades after being stolen. The mosaic depicts a bedroom scene and probably originated somewhere in the area around Mount Vesuvius, the …

Метки : мозаикаиталияархеологияистория.помпейрепатриация

In Video Game, Players Loot Museums to Repatriate African Artifacts

06/24/2025

Have you ever imagined yourself, on a visit to a major museum, busting through a wall, arms full of ill-begotten African artifacts and ready to return them to their rightful homes? No? Well, you may soon have the chance, thanks …

Метки : игрыартефактыnyamakopграбеж#культурарепатриация

Manhattan DA's Office Repatriates Eight Artifacts to Peru

05/19/2025

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returned eight artifacts to Peru during a ceremony at the Peruvian consulate in New York on May 15. The items returned included funerary items that were taken illegally from tombs in northern Peru during the …

Метки : артефактыперумочикадревностирепатриациянью-йорк

Open Restitution Africa Aims to Change Conversations on Restitution

05/12/2025

Since British colonial officers confiscated the Ngadji drum in 1902, the Pokomo people in southeastern Kenya have witnessed a significant percentage of their community convert to Christianity or Islam. They can no longer perform certain traditional ceremonies. Prior to British …

Метки : репатриациякультурное наследиеафрикапокамобританский музейngadji