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Cultural Restitution

Feb 11, 2022
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Updated February 2024

Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made by Portugal, together with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly


February 2024

Portuguese politicians and museum curators cannot agree whether or not to return the Kwer'ata Re'esu icon painting, looted by the British at Maqdala in 1868

The Art Newspaper


September 2023

An early 16th century icon of the suffering Christ, looted from Ethiopia by Richard Holmes, the British Museum representative at the battle of Maqdala, has been traced to Portugal

The Art Newspaper


November 2022

Following a recent inaccurate report on Portugal's plans for the restitution of objects and human remains, the country's Minister of Culture has recommended reflection, discretion and some reserve

Observador


February 2022

Angolan Minister of Culture is seeking to negotiate the return of Angola's cultural heritage held in Portuguese museums

DW.com




More News

Getty Museum to return a looted bronze head to Turkey

03 May, 2024
A Roman bronze head from a statue of a young man, acquired by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 1971, is returning to Turkey after evidence emerged it was excavated illegally

National Museums Scotland identifies an Ethiopian Tabot

10 Apr, 2024
An official from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has confirmed the identity of an object held at National Museums Scotland (NMS) as a sacred Ethiopian Tabot

British Museum faces investigation by Information watchdog over sacred Tabots

31 Mar, 2024
The British Museum has shown itself adept at refusing to provide information to questions they’d prefer not to answer. We hope our initiative to escalate concerns about the Museum’s collection of Ethiopian Tabots to the Information Commissioner’s Office will encourage greater transparency
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