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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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