Cultural Restitution
February 6, 2023
INDONESIA
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REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Updated January 2025
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Indonesia, together with other
restitution news. Entries are updated regularly.
January 2025
Six month project,'Representing Papua: Portrayal of Culture from Local, National and Global Perspectives', fosters an international dialogue on the representation and repatriation of Papuan culture
August 2023
Experts query the readiness and safety of returning artefacts from The Netherlands amid fears of heists and lax museum security
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
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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