Cultural Restitution
November 17, 2022
STATE OF PALESTINE
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STATE OF PALESTINE
Updated November 2022
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to Palestine, together with other restitution news. Entries are updated regularly.
November 2022
Palestine calls for return of the Shellal Mosaic, removed by Australian and New Zealand soldiers in 1917, which Israel claims should be returned to them
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Campaigners for ending the public display and sale of human remains will be encouraged by this month’s news from the DCMS that it plans to review its Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums
After assuming the UK’s highest office, another British prime minister has changed his mind about returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Was this predictable?
The USA is being urged not to renew a five-year cultural property agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the grounds Egypt has prioritised ‘prestige megaprojects’ and ‘political spectacle’ over site protection and collections management