repatriation

After being ordered to return a nazi-looted Modigliani painting to its heirs, art delaer David Nahmad might also have to pay millions in fines. Four months ago, Justice Joel M. Cohen rules that the painting 'Seated Man With A Cane' by…

Last week, New York returned two 8th-century bronze Buddha statues, stolen by dealer Douglas Latchford, to Indonesia. A ceremony was held in New York on Wednesday to commemorate the return of the stolen artifacts by the US Attorney's…

Mexican authorities have demanded a halt to an upcoming auction of Mexican artifacts in Louisville, Colorado, alleging that they were stolen. The auction was scheduled to be held at Artemis Fine Arts in Louisville, Colorado, owned by Bob…

The National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian has repatriated three ancient bronze statues, once stolen, to India. The three bronze statues, which are more than a millennium old, were "Somaskanda" (12th century), "Saint Sundarar…

Earlier this month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York returned dozens of smuggled artifacts to Turkey. The repatriation ceremony occurred on December 8th in New York. It was a result of years of investigation by the…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) has repatriated part of an 18th-century Buddhist painting that might have been stolen after the Korean War. Titled 'The Tenth King of Hell', the painting was made in 1798 during the Joseon dynasty of…

France has returned three human skulls, obtained during the colonial era, to the government of Madagascar. One of the skulls is said to have belonged to King Teora, a Malagasy king who was killed by the French army in 1897. After his…

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has repatriated over 30 artifacts linked to smuggling to Spain, Hungary, and Italy The artifacts were obtained via investigations linked to known art smugglers like Giovanni Becchina, Eugene…

The Fowler Museum in LA has repatriated 11 objects to the Larrakia community in Australia. In a ceremony held on May 20, the museum returned the objects to the Larrakia, an Aboriginal community from the Northern Territory of Australia.…

Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney, Australia returned 16 human skulls to Papua New Guinea last week. The human skulls were taken during the 1876-77 expedition of the Rai Coast by Russian scientist Nickolai N. Miklouho-Maclay. He took the…