Cultural Restitution
December 1, 2019
GUATEMALA
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Guatemala
Updated May 2026
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions to Guatemala. Entries are updated regularly.
May 2026
Guatemala's culture ministry has formally requested the return from Mexico of a Maya stone lintel considered part of Guatemala's cultural heritage
November 2017
18 pre-Columbian archaeological pieces, illegally stolen from Guatemala in the 1960s and located in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, are repatriated
https://www.minex.gob.gt/noticias/Noticia.aspx?ID=27425
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