Cultural Restitution
December 23, 2023
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Updated December 2023
Below is a schedule of restitution news from the European Union.
Entries are updated regularly.
December 2023
In a report submitted to the European Parliament, practical steps are recommended to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and to prevent illicit trafficking in cultural objects
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A rare and important 19th century gold hairpin once owned by Empress Tiruwork, wife of the Abyssinian Emperor Tewodros II, will be returning to Ethiopia following negotiations by the Royal Ethiopian Trust with the Rome auction house Bertolami Fine Art
In 2022 several western collections made a decision to transfer ownership of their Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Reassured by progress on the construction of a major new facility in Benin City, they understood their Benin artefacts would be exhibited in a new museum to be called the Edo Museum of West African Art
After years of delay and political distraction, the official opening of the new Grand Egyptian Museum finally took place in the shadow of the pyramids on the evening of November 1st attended by monarchs, world leaders, heads of state and government