Cultural Restitution
June 28, 2024
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Updated February 2026
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to China, together with other restitution news.
Entries are updated regularly
February 2026
Japan is being urged to return the Chinese Tang Honglu Well Stele of the Tang Dynasty and its pavilion looted by Japan during the Russo-Japanese War in 1908
June 2024
China launches the Qingdao Recommendations for the protection and return of cultural objects removed from colonial contexts, part of the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative
More News
Campaigners for ending the public display and sale of human remains will be encouraged by this month’s news from the DCMS that it plans to review its Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums
After assuming the UK’s highest office, another British prime minister has changed his mind about returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Was this predictable?
The USA is being urged not to renew a five-year cultural property agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the grounds Egypt has prioritised ‘prestige megaprojects’ and ‘political spectacle’ over site protection and collections management