Cultural Restitution

February 6, 2023
INDONESIA
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REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Updated August 2023

Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Indonesia, together with other

restitution news. Entries are updated regularly.


August 2023

Experts query the readiness and safety of returning artefacts from The Netherlands amid fears of heists and lax museum security

South China Morning Post


January 2022

A Dutch non-profit foundation has returned a fifth cultural artefact, a tombak (spear), to Puri Klungkung (the palace of Klungkung) in Bali

Westerlaken Foundation



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June 17, 2025
Last week, a delegation of Naga people signed a declaration that will lead to the return of 41 Naga ancestral remains currently held in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford