Museums
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Asia
Japan’s museums struggle with shrinking revenue despite record tourism boom
The gallery’s exhibits include masterpieces by renowned international artists including Monet and Cezanne, as well as artwork by Japanese artists…
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New Zealand arrests 12 after museum exhibit defaced
WELLINGTON: A dozen protestors from a Maori activist group were arrested on Monday (Dec 11) at New Zealand’s national museum…
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Europe
British Museum missing some 2,000 artefacts; director resigns
The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne…
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Europe
France fast-tracks Jewish claims on artwork stolen during WWII
France on Thursday passed a law making it easier to return the works of art seized by Nazi Germany which…
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Asia
Indonesia welcomes return of jewels, temple carvings as important step in global restitution effort
LEIDEN, Netherlands: The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday (Jul 10) hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artefacts taken —…
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Asia
Dutch museums to return art and artefacts looted from Sri Lanka, Indonesia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Two Dutch museums are handing hundreds of cultural artefacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka — from…
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Europe
Climate activists smear red paint on Monet artwork at Stockholm museum
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at…
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Europe
Focus – Germany: Skulls and bones, a sinister colonial heritage
Focus Germany: Skulls and bones, a sinister colonial heritage Source: France24
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