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Documentary tracks Indigenous efforts to recover ancestors’ remains from museums and universities - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Documentary tracks Indigenous efforts to recover ancestors’ remains from museums and universities - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The new film, “Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]”, follows one campaign in Michigan and foreshadows many more
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French Sénat adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin
French Sénat adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin
The new legislation aims to broaden the restitution of colonial-era assets, introducing clear criteria and a transparent process for handling requests from the countries involved.
The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This. - The New York Times
The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This. - The New York Times
Empress Eugénie’s crown was left lying on the sidewalk after the Louvre Museum heist in October. The museum has now released pictures of the damage.
National Museum of Asian Art to Return Three Bronze Sculptures to the Government of India Following the Museum’s Extensive Provenance Research - National Museum of Asian Art
National Museum of Asian Art to Return Three Bronze Sculptures to the Government of India Following the Museum’s Extensive Provenance Research - National Museum of Asian Art
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art announced today its plans to return three sculptures to the Government of India.
NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity with Danyelle Means
NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity with Danyelle Means
Join the AIA for the first talk of 2026 as the AIA's new president, Brian I. Daniels, hosts Danyelle Means for "NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity."...
Connecting cultures: 'Journey to Ancient Greece' exhibition makes second stop on tour of China | Euronews
Connecting cultures: 'Journey to Ancient Greece' exhibition makes second stop on tour of China | Euronews
Athens and Beijing are seeking to strengthen cultural ties as 'Journey to Ancient Greece' opens at one of China's most important archaeological museums. 'Journey to Ancient Greece' explores the prehistoric period and classical antiquity, up to the years of Alexander the Great.
Cultural Heritage of BiH between Robbery, Politics and Institutional Blockade - Sarajevo Times
Cultural Heritage of BiH between Robbery, Politics and Institutional Blockade - Sarajevo Times
Director of the Center Against Art Smuggling (CPKU), Dženan Jusufović, in an interview for Fena, warns that the search for missing art and the return of illegally exported cultural goods have been neglected in Bosnia and Herzegovina for years, stressing that institutional disinterest and political blockades seriously threaten the preservation of the cultural identity of […]
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Ethiopia receives 12 historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Ethiopia receives 12 historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
CD&V proposes plan to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners
CD&V proposes plan to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners
The CD&V plan includes the creation of a dynamic database to track art that was stolen by Nazis.
Helping Museums Think About The Ethics of Cultural Restitution: Introducing The Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts (DARCA) | Practical Ethics
Helping Museums Think About The Ethics of Cultural Restitution: Introducing The Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts (DARCA) | Practical Ethics
In recent years, museums and other cultural institutions are increasingly being asked whether they have a moral responsibility to return objects in their collections to countries, communities, families, or individuals who claim a connection to them. These debates about cultural restitution and repatriation have become increasingly visible, involving discussion of artefacts with complex histories. High-profile
Painted clay and paper trails: Tracing a 200-year chain of custody | Duke University School of Law
Painted clay and paper trails: Tracing a 200-year chain of custody | Duke University School of Law
Penn Museum opens new Native North America Gallery developed alongside Indigenous curators - The Daily Pennsylvanian
Penn Museum opens new Native North America Gallery developed alongside Indigenous curators - The Daily Pennsylvanian
According to a Penn Museum press release, the exhibition explores Indigenous perspectives by incorporating first-person videos, Native languages, and interactive components such as weaving stations.
San Antonio Museum of Art repatriates nine antiquities to Italy - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
San Antonio Museum of Art repatriates nine antiquities to Italy - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The artefacts, most dating from the 4th century BC, include a terracotta statue of a woman and elaborate red-figure vessels
Looted and returned: Four sacred Thai Buddha sculptures finally home
Looted and returned: Four sacred Thai Buddha sculptures finally home
The United States handed over four ancient statues of the Lord Buddha and his incarnations to Thailand today, which were smuggled out of the country more than six decades ago and later exhibited in the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Jacques-Louis David Sketchbook at Versailles Linked to Wartime Theft
Jacques-Louis David Sketchbook at Versailles Linked to Wartime Theft
The Palace of Versailles will investigate the origins of a Jacques-Louis David sketchbook that was found to have been looted during the war.
CSU adopts historic systemwide policy to return Native American remains, cultural items - Long Beach Current
CSU adopts historic systemwide policy to return Native American remains, cultural items - Long Beach Current
The CSU has adopted a systemwide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act policy, which requires the return of human remains and cultural items held across campuses.
National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia | Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia | Smithsonian Institution
Cultural Heritage of BiH between Robbery, Politics and Institutional Blockade - Sarajevo Times
Cultural Heritage of BiH between Robbery, Politics and Institutional Blockade - Sarajevo Times
Connecting cultures: 'Journey to Ancient Greece' exhibition makes second stop on tour of China | Euronews
Connecting cultures: 'Journey to Ancient Greece' exhibition makes second stop on tour of China | Euronews
NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity with Danyelle Means - YouTube
NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity with Danyelle Means - YouTube
Painted clay and paper trails: Tracing a 200-year chain of custody | Duke University School of Law
Painted clay and paper trails: Tracing a 200-year chain of custody | Duke University School of Law
Jacques-Louis David Sketchbook at Versailles Linked to Wartime Theft
Jacques-Louis David Sketchbook at Versailles Linked to Wartime Theft
National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia | Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia | Smithsonian Institution
Revamped Nazi-loot restitution bill passed by US Senate - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Revamped Nazi-loot restitution bill passed by US Senate - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Protest Erupts at Benin’s Museum of West African Art, Delaying Its Opening
Protest Erupts at Benin’s Museum of West African Art, Delaying Its Opening
Met Returns Buddhist Painting Thought Taken During the Korean War - The New York Times
Met Returns Buddhist Painting Thought Taken During the Korean War - The New York Times
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Indigenous group call for shrunken heads repatriation from Oxford
Indigenous group call for shrunken heads repatriation from Oxford
Ohio auction house halts sale of 'unclaimed' paintings Nazis took from Jewish owner | The Times of Israel
Ohio auction house halts sale of 'unclaimed' paintings Nazis took from Jewish owner | The Times of Israel
A New Era for Repatriation? Evaluating the 2024 NAGPRA Changes
A New Era for Repatriation? Evaluating the 2024 NAGPRA Changes
2025 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patty Gerstenblith
2025 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patty Gerstenblith
Qatari sheikh wins case against Phoenix Ancient Art over allegedly forged antiquity
Qatari sheikh wins case against Phoenix Ancient Art over allegedly forged antiquity
Minne Atairu Reimagines Looted Artworks Using AI
Minne Atairu Reimagines Looted Artworks Using AI
Art Institute of Chicago Appeals Return of Schiele as Legal Battle Deepens
Art Institute of Chicago Appeals Return of Schiele as Legal Battle Deepens
Operation 'Stolen Memories': Returning Stolen Items from Nazi Camps - tovima.com
Operation 'Stolen Memories': Returning Stolen Items from Nazi Camps - tovima.com
MFA Boston to Rescind Promised Gift of Benin Bronzes, Close Dedicated Gallery
MFA Boston to Rescind Promised Gift of Benin Bronzes, Close Dedicated Gallery
Tracing the Unknown
Tracing the Unknown
Swiss Bührle Foundation reaches settlement with heirs of Jewish collector over Manet’s ‘La Sultane’
Swiss Bührle Foundation reaches settlement with heirs of Jewish collector over Manet’s ‘La Sultane’
National Museum of Asian Art Appoints New Leadership To Guide Provenance Research and Global Affairs
National Museum of Asian Art Appoints New Leadership To Guide Provenance Research and Global Affairs
Holocaust museums, seeking to center human experience, rethink use of graphic images
Holocaust museums, seeking to center human experience, rethink use of graphic images
Art Institute of Chicago Appeals Return of Schiele as Legal Battle Deepens
Art Institute of Chicago Appeals Return of Schiele as Legal Battle Deepens
Operation 'Stolen Memories': Returning Stolen Items from Nazi Camps - tovima.com
Operation 'Stolen Memories': Returning Stolen Items from Nazi Camps - tovima.com
OU history museum is one of largest holders of Native American remains
OU history museum is one of largest holders of Native American remains
Ulster Museum: 'Grave-robbed' remains returning to Hawaii from Belfast
Ulster Museum: 'Grave-robbed' remains returning to Hawaii from Belfast
How the Imperial War Museum became the reluctant owner of an official Nazi portrait of Adolf Hitler
How the Imperial War Museum became the reluctant owner of an official Nazi portrait of Adolf Hitler
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Video. Archaeological Museum of Naples displays stolen artefacts in new show
Video. Archaeological Museum of Naples displays stolen artefacts in new show
Turmoil at Bavarian state museums as director quits and state prosecutor investigates
Turmoil at Bavarian state museums as director quits and state prosecutor investigates
Cleveland Museum of Art to display looted ancient statue before return to Turkey
Cleveland Museum of Art to display looted ancient statue before return to Turkey
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is getting up to $50 million from the Ontario government
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is getting up to $50 million from the Ontario government
The Spoils documents the unravelling of an exhibit of Nazi-stolen art
The Spoils documents the unravelling of an exhibit of Nazi-stolen art
Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants - The Jewish Chronicle
Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants - The Jewish Chronicle
Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever, expert argues
Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever, expert argues
ArtDependence | Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces return of Antiquities to Spain and Cyprus
ArtDependence | Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces return of Antiquities to Spain and Cyprus
2025 Livingston Lecture - Locating Nazi-Looted Art: Why the Search Matters Today
2025 Livingston Lecture - Locating Nazi-Looted Art: Why the Search Matters Today
Elizabeth Campbell, "Museum Worthy: Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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Elizabeth Campbell, "Museum Worthy: Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Supreme Court revives family's claim to recover Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis
Supreme Court revives family's claim to recover Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis
Cleveland Museum of Art will return looted Greco-Roman bronze to Turkey
Cleveland Museum of Art will return looted Greco-Roman bronze to Turkey
Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
'Stolen Jewish Legacies': Looted art exhibited for the first time since WWII
'Stolen Jewish Legacies': Looted art exhibited for the first time since WWII
Student curators explore ‘Alternate Paths’ with provenance research
Student curators explore ‘Alternate Paths’ with provenance research
Editorial: Finally, the Supreme Court can help a California family get back art stolen by Nazis
Editorial: Finally, the Supreme Court can help a California family get back art stolen by Nazis
Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from the Netherlands
Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from the Netherlands
Art marked 'degenerate' by Nazis goes on show in Paris
Art marked 'degenerate' by Nazis goes on show in Paris
Museum to return more human remains to Hawaii
Museum to return more human remains to Hawaii
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
A Nazi-Era Case Lands in Criminal Court
A Nazi-Era Case Lands in Criminal Court
University of Richmond Returns Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Mexico in Repatriation Ceremony
University of Richmond Returns Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Mexico in Repatriation Ceremony
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One) ~ About the Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One) ~ About the Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS
ArtDependence | Nazi-Looted Painting by Oskar Moll remains in the Schlesischen Museum in Görlitz Germany
ArtDependence | Nazi-Looted Painting by Oskar Moll remains in the Schlesischen Museum in Görlitz Germany
Worcester Art Museum returns ancient vessels tied to dealer Robert Hecht to Italy
Worcester Art Museum returns ancient vessels tied to dealer Robert Hecht to Italy
A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects
A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects
Will Looted Art Return Home in 2025?
Will Looted Art Return Home in 2025?
Germany Approves Tribunal to Decide Nazi-Looted Art Claims
Germany Approves Tribunal to Decide Nazi-Looted Art Claims
ASSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES 10TH ANNUAL REPATRIATION CONFERENCE AGENDA
ASSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES 10TH ANNUAL REPATRIATION CONFERENCE AGENDA
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts | Arizona Capitol Times
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts | Arizona Capitol Times
Bethel's tribe repatriates remains of four Yupiit ancestors
Bethel's tribe repatriates remains of four Yupiit ancestors
As restitutions slow across Europe, UK may be poised for progress
As restitutions slow across Europe, UK may be poised for progress
HSI New York and CBP Investigation Leads to Return of 16th Century Archive to People of Mexico | Homeland Security
HSI New York and CBP Investigation Leads to Return of 16th Century Archive to People of Mexico | Homeland Security
Giving Tuesday: Locating Looted Art
Giving Tuesday: Locating Looted Art
Livingston Lecturer to Address Nazi-Looted Art, Trends in Provenance Research, Stewardship and Restitution
Livingston Lecturer to Address Nazi-Looted Art, Trends in Provenance Research, Stewardship and Restitution
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Returns More Than 1,400 Antiquities Worth $10 M. to India
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Returns More Than 1,400 Antiquities Worth $10 M. to India
The Next Horizon – American Alliance of Museums
The Next Horizon – American Alliance of Museums
Their Pissarro Is Staying in Germany, but Their Story Is Getting Out
Their Pissarro Is Staying in Germany, but Their Story Is Getting Out
A Slevogt triptych, restituted to the heirs of a Nazi-persecuted collector, is to be auctioned in Munich
A Slevogt triptych, restituted to the heirs of a Nazi-persecuted collector, is to be auctioned in Munich
Kunstmuseum Basel settles on Pissarro painting with Jewish collector’s heirs
Kunstmuseum Basel settles on Pissarro painting with Jewish collector’s heirs
Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt? – DW – 10/25/2024
Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt? – DW – 10/25/2024
A Sacred Pilaster Returns Home | The Art Institute of Chicago
A Sacred Pilaster Returns Home | The Art Institute of Chicago
Monuments Men and Women Foundation I Support I The Art Front
Monuments Men and Women Foundation I Support I The Art Front
Cleveland Museum of Art to Repatriate 13th-Century Manuscript to Italy Following Provenance Research
Cleveland Museum of Art to Repatriate 13th-Century Manuscript to Italy Following Provenance Research
New OSU facility serves to return human remains and cultural artifacts to tribes
New OSU facility serves to return human remains and cultural artifacts to tribes
Review: Mati Diop’s Dahomey: A poetic inquiry into cultural restitution and identity
Review: Mati Diop’s Dahomey: A poetic inquiry into cultural restitution and identity
Archaeology and anthropology museum at IU recommits to honoring indigenous cultures
Archaeology and anthropology museum at IU recommits to honoring indigenous cultures
A new study seeks to establish ethical collecting practices for US museums
A new study seeks to establish ethical collecting practices for US museums
For Sale: A Painting the Monuments Men Rescued From the Nazis
For Sale: A Painting the Monuments Men Rescued From the Nazis
‘The Holocaust was the biggest smash and grab job in history’
‘The Holocaust was the biggest smash and grab job in history’
Croatian Govt. Recognizes Jewish Cemeteries as Cultural Heritage Sites
Croatian Govt. Recognizes Jewish Cemeteries as Cultural Heritage Sites
ArtDependence | Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz returns Five Paintings to the Heirs of the Matthiesen Gallery
ArtDependence | Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz returns Five Paintings to the Heirs of the Matthiesen Gallery
‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin
‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin
These Twin Marvels of Art Conservation Are Now Seen as Looted Works
These Twin Marvels of Art Conservation Are Now Seen as Looted Works
The Role of New York’s Lauded Looted Art Unit Is Challenged in Court
The Role of New York’s Lauded Looted Art Unit Is Challenged in Court
From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance
From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance
Nazi-looted Monet returned to heirs after FBI traces it to New Orleans
Nazi-looted Monet returned to heirs after FBI traces it to New Orleans
US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes
US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes
The case for a cross-border approach for recovering Europe's Nazi-looted art
The case for a cross-border approach for recovering Europe's Nazi-looted art
University of Notre Dame and Dorville Heirs Agree on Restitution of Artwork
University of Notre Dame and Dorville Heirs Agree on Restitution of Artwork
2024 Training program on Nazi-era art provenance research, June 24-28
2024 Training program on Nazi-era art provenance research, June 24-28
France’s New Restitution Law for Nazi-Looted Art Reveals the Country’s Inconsistent Efforts in Dealing with Its Complicated Past
France’s New Restitution Law for Nazi-Looted Art Reveals the Country’s Inconsistent Efforts in Dealing with Its Complicated Past
The Nazis plundered scores of artworks from Jewish families. This Colorado program wants to unspool the web.
The Nazis plundered scores of artworks from Jewish families. This Colorado program wants to unspool the web.
How the CAHSS Community Supports Museum Ethics Across University Collections and Beyond
How the CAHSS Community Supports Museum Ethics Across University Collections and Beyond
April 20, 2023: Event at Holocaust Museum LA with Simon Goodman and Isabella Zuralski-Yeager. Watch on YouTube.
April 20, 2023: Event at Holocaust Museum LA with Simon Goodman and Isabella Zuralski-Yeager. Watch on YouTube.
Hybrid Training Program on Nazi-Era Art Provenance Research, June 2023
Hybrid Training Program on Nazi-Era Art Provenance Research, June 2023
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The Importance of Provenance Research, DU Magazine
The Importance of Provenance Research, DU Magazine
Smithsonian Drafts First Institution-Wide Restitution Policy
Smithsonian Drafts First Institution-Wide Restitution Policy
US Committed to End Illegal Trade of Cambodian Antiquities
US Committed to End Illegal Trade of Cambodian Antiquities
Monuments Women and Men: Rethinking popular narratives via British Major Anne Olivier Popham
Monuments Women and Men: Rethinking popular narratives via British Major Anne Olivier Popham
DU RadioEd - Pandora Papers: Art Trafficking Exposed
DU RadioEd - Pandora Papers: Art Trafficking Exposed
CPR Colorado Matters - Returning Ill-Gotten Art and Artifacts
CPR Colorado Matters - Returning Ill-Gotten Art and Artifacts
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