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

Tracingpatterns.org



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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