New videos of African cultural sites add contemporary context to Rockefeller Wing’s historical artefacts at the Met
The New York art world is abuzz with excitement about the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at the ...
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Three ancient artefacts from Metropolitan Museum returned to Iraq
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, working with the Manhattan District Attorney's office, handed over three ancient artefacts that have been ...
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Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns eight artefacts to Peru, including golden Moche mask
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is returning eight trafficked artefacts to Peruvian authorities. A majority of the objects in question ...
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US authorities return two Khmer artefacts to Cambodia – The Art Newspaper
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office returned two Khmer artefacts to representatives of the Cambodian government on 26 March. The two ...
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France returns ancient artefacts to Ethiopia in diplomatic ‘handover’
A French government official has said that the decision to give three ancient artefacts to the government of Ethiopia is ...
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US authorities return four artefacts from Ban Chiang archaeological site to Thailand
The US government repatriated a collection of artefacts to the Kingdom of Thailand during a ceremony on 14 November at ...
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English Heritage launches campaign to help preserve more than one million artefacts
English Heritage has launched a major fundraising appeal to help care for—and shed new light on—the more than a million ...
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Operators of New York auction house charged with illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn artefacts
Merces Gallery, a Great Neck, New York-based online auction business, and its proprietors Grace Hu and Yincheng Wu were indicted ...
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30 archaeological artefacts returned to Mexican authorities in Los Angeles ceremony
Anthropomorphic ceramic figures, necklace beads, vessels and extra archaeological objects have been turned over to Mexican authorities, together with the ...
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Princeton College Artwork Museum identifies 16 artefacts linked to alumnus and alleged smuggler
The Princeton College Artwork Museum's (PUAM) provenance analysis has recognized 16 antiquities in its assortment which can be linked to ...
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