Opinion
Zendaya’s Earrings Are Part of a Much Bigger Problem
The 3,000-year-old Iranian discs turned red-carpet jewelry are emblematic of a market that has spent decades quietly dismantling ancient objects for parts.
Antiquities
News
14 Repatriated Yemeni Antiquities Relocated to The Met
The stone and bronze sculptures, recently returned to Yemen from a private collection, are on loan to the museum for research and safekeeping.
News
Shanghai Museum Welcomes Cats for Egyptian Antiquities Show
A special event will also include a “Cat Temple” where participants will have the opportunity to take photos with their furry companions.
News
Met Museum Returns Ancient Sumerian Statue to Iraq
The move follows several high-profile seizures of artworks of questionable provenance by the Manhattan DA.
News
Video of Israeli Soldiers Handling Gaza Antiquities Raises Outrage
The video was posted online by Israel’s Antiquities Authority director-general.
News
$1.5M Buddha Statue Stolen From LA Gallery
The 250-pound bronze sculpture was taken from Barakat Gallery’s outdoor space in West Hollywood.
News
Two Nepalese Antiquities in the Rubin Museum Identified as Looted
One researcher, Jürgen Schick, estimated that over half of the region’s historical artworks have been stolen.
News
UK Rejects European Union Regulations to Reduce Illegal Antiquity Trafficking
The UK has rejected EU regulations that require import licenses for art, antiques, books, and other artifacts that are more than 250 years old before they can enter any EU country.
Art
Investigating Origins and Cultural Heritage at the Metropolitan Museum
As educational institutions, museums should feel an obligation to be forthcoming about provenance issues with items on display.
Art
Documenting Damaged Cultural Heritage and Human Suffering in Yemen’s Civil War
Yemeni human rights organization Mwatana has issued a report based on years of research, titled, “The Degradation of History: Violations Committed by the Warring Parties against Yemen’s Cultural Property."
In Brief
Hobby Lobby Turns Over 245 More Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq
Last year, the craft store chain agreed to hand over 5,548 antiquities that it had improperly imported.
In Brief
Hobby Lobby Busted for Illegally Importing Thousands of Iraqi Antiquities
The US government has raised serious questions about the origin of thousands of ancient artifacts being purchased for a Hobby Lobby-supported museum.