Restitution
Maya skull carving found in German antique shop returned to Mexico
A skull relief carving hailing from the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá has been repatriated
Yet again, a US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art lawsuit
The descendants of the €200m collection's Jewish former owners had appealed a 2022 regional court ruling
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns two looted statues to Libya from the collection of disgraced former dealer Robin Symes
The artefacts, valued at a total of $1.26m, changed hands with a repatriation ceremony
Italy seeks the return of seven possibly looted works from the Louvre
The museum's director says works with dubious provenance are 'a stain in the collections of the Louvre'
Bitter row rages over ownership of marble sculpture of Indigenous man
Restitution dispute between Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia and Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association came close to a deal in 2020
US museum returns centuries-old Bakor monolith to Nigeria
The Chrysler Museum of Art repatriated the ancient sculpture following the recent discovery of photographic evidence
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
Maasai families receive cows in recognition of 'culturally sensitive heirlooms' in Pitt Rivers Museum
After taking guidance from the community's traditional elders and religious leaders, the Oxford museum presented the "symbolic gift" on the weekend
Switzerland returns stolen fragment of ancient Ramesses II statue to Egypt
The fragment, plundered in the 1980s or 1990s, was seized in a criminal case in Geneva
Tel Aviv museum cancels art restitution conference with Christie’s over $202m auction linked to Nazi fortune
The event was scheduled to mark the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles, which helps guide the return of artwork looted during the Holocaust.
Less than half of California State University campuses are complying with federal Native American restitution regulations, audit finds
The California universities “generally lack the policies, funding and staffing necessary to follow the law and repatriate their collections”, the report found.
Ancient Mesoamerican artefact with ties to ritual ball game returned to Mexico
An auction house in Austria intended to sell the artefact before officials stepped in, according to the Mexican government
Ireland sets up panel to advise on return of contested cultural heritage
The committee is led by Donnell Deeny, chairman of the UK government’s Spoliation Advisory Committee
Germany returns two Indigenous masks to Colombia after more than a century
During their time in Berlin, the two sacred masks were treated with a pesticide that may still be dangerous
Russia's 'Trinity' icon to stay at Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral for another month
Andrei Rublev’s 15th-century work, which was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church last month, will also no longer be restored at the State Tretyakov Gallery
Austrian government to propose law on returning museum objects acquired in a colonial context
Calling out the injustice of colonialism and following it up with "serious debate and concrete actions" is Austria’s responsibility, says culture secretary
German restitution commission recommends Bavarian bank return Kandinsky painting to heirs of former Jewish owners
Kandinsky’s "A Colorful Life" (1907), which had belonged to collectors Emanuel and Hedwig Lewenstein, was sold in a 1940 Amsterdam auction
MFA Boston settles ownership dispute with Jewish dealers’ heirs over a painting Hitler wanted for his Führermuseum
"Customers Conversing in a Tavern" (1671) by Dutch Golden Age painter Adriaen van Ostade is up on display after a six years of research and negotiations
King Charles’s ethical dilemma over looted objects in the Royal Collection
The monarch will likely face calls for the return of priceless objects that were seized by British military forces during 19th-century operations
German city restitutes a Renoir to the heirs of a Jewish banker and buys it back
View of the Sea from Haut Cagnes will in future be displayed with information about its former owner, Jakob Goldschmidt
‘Easily recognisable fakes’ among artefacts repatriated to Italy from the US
Forged objects have been identified among the 60 antiquities returned amid much fanfare earlier this year
China is waging a restitution campaign against Taiwan’s Forbidden City treasures
The artefacts held in Taipei’s National Palace Museum have become a political pawn in an increasingly heated conflict across the Taiwan Strait
Benin bronzes: whose restitution is this, anyway?
Phillip Ihenacho, the director of the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, calls for a new focus, based on realities on the ground rather than romantic notions of the West
Russian authorities confirm that famous 'Trinity' icon will be transferred to church despite protests from restorers and art historians
The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition
Two looted antiquities seized in New York will be returned to Iraq
The figurines, which were looted from the ancient city of Uruk, belong to one of the oldest civilisations on earth
Putin now orders return of Russia's most precious icon to the church
Following the restitution of the silver Nevsky sarcophagus last week, the handover of Andrei Rublev's 15th-century Trinity has sparked concerns among conservators
'Restitution with conditions is neo-colonialism': German ruling parties defend return of Benin bronzes in parliament
The far-right Alternative for Germany party called for the debate after the oba of Benin was named owner of the returning artefacts, causing confusion
Amid mounting scrutiny of its collecting practices, Metropolitan Museum will form provenance research squad
The museum has responded to accusations that its collection includes looted artefacts by creating its largest research arm to date
Declassified documents on Parthenon Marbles reveal rift between UK government and British Museum
Foreign Office was dismissive of the museum's attempts to lobby for the contested sculptures in 1983
'The time of begging for stolen loot is over': Cambridge University master gives UN speech saying tone has shifted in restitution debate
Sonita Alleyne was appointed Master of Jesus College in 2019—the year the institution announced the UK's first repatriation of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria