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



More News


May 24, 2025
Village leaders at San Benito Poité in southern Belize, formerly British Honduras, are claiming that an important collection of artefacts removed from the ancient city of Pusilha is not the lawful property of the British Museum
April 2, 2025
Explaining why a looted artefact should be returned to its country or community of origin can sometimes be straightforward. But explaining how is altogether different
March 28, 2025
A unique shell necklace believed to originate from the Bass Strait islands has been returned by The Hunterian collection to representatives from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) who travelled to Glasgow to carry it home