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In early November 2023, an object-handling activity was conceived as part of the Festival of Social Science, a UK-wide festival led and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council of UK Research and Innovation. The authors managed this object-handling activity titled “Objects on the Move”. It aimed to explain how objects function differently in diverse contexts and why objects were moved and collected.
Talking about Restitution Read More »
This temporary exhibition showcases objects returned from the Netherlands to Indonesia, including the 1970s returns, Nusantara collection in 2019, and artefacts from the latest return. Opened on 28 Nov until 10 Dec 2023, curated by Bonnie Triyana, which is also the permanent secretary for the Indonesian repatriation committe. The article below is in Bahasa Indonesia
“Repatriasi” exhibition at the National Gallery Indonesia Read More »
artreview.com/send-thailands-holy-bronze-men-home/
ArtReview: Send Thailand’s Holy Bronze Men Home Read More »
newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/initiative-returns-orphaned-cultural-objects-home
UCLA Waystation Initiative returns ‘orphaned’ cultural objects to their rightful homes Read More »
The latest stunning advance in the restitution of stolen Khmer art: www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/12/metro/lindemann-family-return-stolen-artifacts-cambodia-after-decades-long-investigation/
Boston Globe: Lindemann Family Return Stolen Artifacts to Cambodia Read More »
In early July 2023, the Netherlands announced a large-scale return to Sri Lanka and Indonesia of state-owned objects from their national museums. To Indonesia, 478 cultural artefacts including the famed Lombok treasure, stolen as war booty in 1894 from a Balinese palace, will be handed over to the National Museum in Jakarta. To Sri Lanka,
Provenancing at work in Indonesia/Sri Lanka returns Read More »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/netherlands-to-return-treasures-looted-from-indonesia-and-sri-lanka-in-colonial-era
Guardian: Netherlands to return treasures looted from Indonesia and Sri Lanka Read More »
How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home (Gift Article) nytimes.com
NYT: How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home Read More »
Art crime investigators close in on stolen Thai antiquities asia.nikkei.com
Nikkei article: Art crime investigators close in on stolen Thai antiquities Read More »
March 17, 2023 marked the return of hundreds of Khmer antiquities from public and private collections abroad. One month prior, a collection of Khmer gold and metal jewellery was brought from the UK to Cambodia, a highly publicized return shining an ever brighter spotlight on the illegal activities of art collector-dealer Douglas Latchford. An official
Cambodia Returns – March 2023 Read More »