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The Netherlands and Germany Agree to Return 2,000 Artifacts to Ghana

06/23/2026

Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to return 2,000 culturally significant artifacts to Ghana, which were taken from the country during the colonial era. The announcement was made at Next Steps, a conference held last week in the Ghanaian capital …

Метки : репатриацияколониальное наследиеghanaдипломатиякультурные артефакты

The Metropolitan Museum Repatriates Two Khmer Sculptures to Cambodia

06/12/2026

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has repatriated two sandstone sculptures in its collection to the people of Cambodia: an Angkor period guardian deity (rākṣasa), dating to c. 921-945, and a lintel featuring a carving of an anthropomorphic dragon from the …

Метки : репатриациякамбоджаантиквариатрасследованиемузеологияконтрабанда

Mexico Demands a Halt to an Auction of Mexican Artifacts in Colorado

06/06/2026

The Mexican Ministry of Culture has demanded the suspension of an auction in Colorado, reports the Latin American news channel TeleSUR. Organized by the Artemis Fine Arts in Louisville, Colorado, and scheduled for today, the sale, titled “Fine/Visual Art, Ancient, …

Метки : культурное наследиерепатриациямексикааукционнезаконный вывозмеждународное право

Ancient Mayan Limestone Lintel Repatriated to the Wrong Country

05/20/2026

The cultural minister of Guatemala has begun the process to reclaim a 1,200-year-old stone lintel that was repatriated from the United States to Mexico in mid-April, according to a report in the Art Newspaper. The object was initially brought to …

Метки : маярепатриацияархеологиягватемаламексикакультурное наследие

Manhattan D.A. Returns More Than 650 Looted Artifacts to India

05/07/2026

On April 28, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 657 trafficked antiquities to the people of India. The items, valued at nearly $14 million, were recovered in the course of ongoing investigations by the D.A.’s …

Метки : репатриацияконтрабандакультурное наследиеиндиярасследованиеантиквариат

Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns 17 Stolen Antiquities to Italy

03/27/2026

In a restitution ceremony held this week, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returned 17 stolen antiquities and rare books collectively valued at more than $1.5 million to Italy and the Vatican. According to a statement by D.A.’s office, the objects …

Метки : репатриацияантиквариатиезуитыкультурное наследиерасследованиясокровища

Mexico Calls on eBay to Halt Sales of Pre-Columbian Artifacts

03/20/2026

The culture ministry of Mexico has called on eBay to remove sale listings for 195 pre-Colombian artifacts, claiming they were obtained by way of “illicit extraction” and that they should be returned to their country of origin. As reported by …

Метки : мексикарепатриациякультурное наследиеebayinahконтрабанда

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.