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Cultural Restitution

Dec 05, 2019
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Updated August 2023


Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made by Denmark to a country or community of source.  Entries are updated regularly.



August 2023

One of Brazil's main ethnographic artefacts, the well-preserved tupinamba mantle, made in the 17th century with feathers from the red coloured ibis, will be returned to the Museu Nacional do Rio by the Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen

Piaui.folha.uol.com.br



March 2022

A sacred Sami rune drum, confiscated by the Danes in 1691 and held at the National Museum of Denmark, has been returned to the Sami Museum in Karasjok

The Guardian


1971 - 1997

Following an agreement between Iceland and Denmark, the largest part of a highly significant collection of historic manuscripts, written in Iceland and covering the history of Nordic countries, is returned by Denmark

Forbes



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British Museum faces investigation by Information watchdog over sacred Tabots

31 Mar, 2024
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