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Restitutionnews
Netherlands to repatriate nearly 500 looted objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka
The Rijksmuseum will return six colonial artefacts, for the first time in its history
Hermitage Amsterdam gets new name and three new museum partners
The museum, which broke ties with the St Petersburg museum after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will now be known as H’art
Ancient Egyptnews
Egypt cancels Dutch museum's dig licence for exhibition exploring Black culture
The show tracks the influence of ancient Egypt on musicians such as Beyoncé, Miles Davis and Fela Kuti, however, the country's tourism and antiquities ministry has accused the curators of "Afrocentrism"
Rijksmuseum unveils Richard Long exhibition thanks to biggest-ever donation
Dutch museum has received €12.5m gift to help support free-of-charge, sculptural exhibitions in the gardens
Exhibitionsnews
Dutch exhibition on Black culture and ancient Egypt faces social media backlash
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden has reportedly been criticised for “portraying Tutankhamun as Black”
Exhibitionsnews
What was the secret of 17th-century Dutch art? It began in Belgium
A new exhibition in Utrecht looks at the role of Antwerp in the development of painting in Holland