Nepal

On Friday, the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced that it will return an 800-year-old temple strut to Nepal. Temple struts are intricately carved pieces that usually depict a god or mythological scene, and are located at the top of…

On Friday, the Yale University Art Gallery announced the plans to return the statue of a Buddhist goddess to Nepal. The statue in question is that of Goddess Tara, who is considered a bodhisattva (or female Buddha, in some cases) in…

Barakat, a gallery in London, has repatriated two artefacts, stolen from Nepal nearly 30 years ago, to the country’s embassy in London. The two objects were found in the possession of the Barakat Gallery at their London branch. Upon…

For the first time, Nepal will be featured in the Venice Biennale - thanks to the pavillion of artist Tsherin Sherpa. The exhibition will be by artist Tsherin Sherpa, titled “Tales of Muted Spirits – Dispersed Threads – Twisted…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it will return a 10th century Shiva Hindu sculpture to Nepal after finding gaps in the provenance documents. The 13-inch sculpture depicts the Hindu deity Lord Shiva,…