Sugimoto’s Hirshhorn Garden Redesign Is On, Rarely Seen van Gogh Alights in Japan, and More: Morning Links for July 19, 2021
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Brooklyn Museum Returns More Than 1,300 Artifacts to Costa Rica
The objects were formerly owned by the business mogul Minor C. Keith.
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Berlin Museum Board Approves Plan to Negotiate Return of Benin Bronzes
Objects could be repatriated to Nigeria "regardless of the circumstances" by which they were acquired.
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Belgium to Return Hundreds of Objects Obtained Illegally from Democratic Republic of Congo
The objects set to be given back represent a small fraction of the Royal Museum for Central Africa's collection.
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Germany Commits to Returning Benin Bronzes Starting in 2022
"We aim for substantial returns," German culture minister Monika Grütters said.
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Looted Artifacts Worth $1.8 M. Returned to Afghanistan
The repatriated objects were recovered following an investigation by the D.A.'s antiquities trafficking unit into dealer Subhash Kapoor.
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Looting, Plundering, and More: 20 Cultural Treasures That Have Faced Claims of Theft
From ancient Egyptian artifacts to a modernist masterpiece, these works have been subject to disputes.
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The Dutch Adopt Repatriation Plan, Serena Williams’s Art Collection, and More: Morning Links from February 5, 2021
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Storied Dealer Richard L. Feigen Has Died, Antiquities Donated to Cambodia, and More: Morning Links from February 1, 2021
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French National Assembly Rules That Landmark Repatriation of African Artifacts Must Go On
Some senators said that a "better scientific framework" was needed to return the artifacts.
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