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Repatriation

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Three Looted Antiquities at the Met Repatriated to Turkey

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

Nine other repatriated works were seized from Met Trustee Shelby White, whose collection was subject to a criminal investigation.

Posted inNews

Who Will Decide on the Future of a Miami Native Burial Ground?

Avatar photo by Carolina Drake March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Native activists say sacred remains and objects dug up from a Brickell construction site should remain there, but mega-developer Jorge Pérez is pushing back.

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Smithsonian to House Repatriated Yemeni Artifacts

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

The National Museum of Asian Art will temporarily store the 77 cultural relics as looting and destruction of antiquities continues in the war-torn country.

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Harmful Pesticides in Museum Collections Complicate Repatriation Efforts

by Maya Pontone February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Tribes and museums are grappling with the dilemma of sacred Indigenous objects and remains contaminated by toxic pesticides and preservatives.

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Sacred Nuxalk Nation Totem Pole Finally Repatriated 

by Rhea Nayyar February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

The object was in the collection of the Royal British Columbia Museum for over a century.

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At Last, Colombia Demands the Return of Its San Agustín Statues 

Avatar photo by Pierre Losson February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

After decades of inaction, the Colombian government is demanding the repatriation of the ancient sculptures, currently held at a Berlin museum.

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Harvard Admits Owning Hair Samples of 700 Native American Students

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

The university said it will return the samples, some of which were used in research that directly or indirectly supported scientific racism.

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New Online Database Tracks the Whereabouts of the Benin Bronzes

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Digital Benin contains data from about 5,246 objects scattered across 131 institutions in 20 countries.

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Sorry, But This Is Not “Repatriation”

Avatar photo by Yannis Hamilakis November 3, 2022November 9, 2022

The Met’s deal with the Greek government to “repatriate” billionaire Leonard Stern’s Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.

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Disgraced Art Dealer Subhash Kapoor Hit With 10-Year Prison Sentence

by Rhea Nayyar November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

​​Kapoor led a smuggling ring charged with trafficking over 2,600 individual objects worth over $143 million.

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UK’s New PM Says No to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

But Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who says the UK is “cornered,” plans to insist on the marbles’ return during a visit this year.

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John Oliver Roasts Museums in Episode on Looted Art

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 4, 2022November 9, 2022

The episode focused on Western museums’ hesitant repatriation efforts and auction houses’ questionable consignment practices.

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