https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/repatriation/RSS feed for RepatriationenThu, 21 May 2026 15:02:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-are-the-owners-of-these-nazi-looted-masterpiecesand-could-displaying-them-at-one-of-frances-most-popular-museums-help-track-them-down-180988779/A new permanent display at the Musée d’Orsay showcases artworks that may have been stolen or sold under suspicious circumstances during World War II. Officials are still hoping to find the families of their rightful ownersThu, 21 May 2026 15:02:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-are-the-owners-of-these-nazi-looted-masterpiecesand-could-displaying-them-at-one-of-frances-most-popular-museums-help-track-them-down-180988779/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-this-ancient-roman-soldiers-gravestone-hidden-in-a-louisiana-backyard-archaeologists-solved-the-mystery-and-helped-return-the-artifact-to-italy-180988761/The funerary marker, which surfaced on a New Orleans property last year, once belonged to a Roman soldier who died nearly 2,000 years ago. Officials repatriated the stone in a recent ceremony in RomeTue, 19 May 2026 18:30:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-this-ancient-roman-soldiers-gravestone-hidden-in-a-louisiana-backyard-archaeologists-solved-the-mystery-and-helped-return-the-artifact-to-italy-180988761/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alexander-the-greats-marble-head-turned-up-in-new-york-us-officials-say-it-was-stolen-and-just-sent-it-back-to-italy-180988650/As part of a longstanding effort to help Italy track down its missing treasures, the U.S. returned hundreds of ancient archaeological finds this weekThu, 30 Apr 2026 20:57:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alexander-the-greats-marble-head-turned-up-in-new-york-us-officials-say-it-was-stolen-and-just-sent-it-back-to-italy-180988650/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-netherlands-will-return-a-looted-3500-year-old-stone-bust-to-egypt-180987659/The repatriation coincided with the lavish opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is finally welcoming visitors after years of delaysMon, 10 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-netherlands-will-return-a-looted-3500-year-old-stone-bust-to-egypt-180987659/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-enslaved-man-made-thousands-of-ceramic-pots-now-a-boston-museum-has-returned-two-of-them-to-his-descendants-180987642/Many of David Drake's large vessels featured his signature and inscriptions, even though he created them during a time when literacy among enslaved laborers was illegalFri, 07 Nov 2025 20:48:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-enslaved-man-made-thousands-of-ceramic-pots-now-a-boston-museum-has-returned-two-of-them-to-his-descendants-180987642/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-virtual-museum-of-stolen-cultural-objects-wants-its-collection-to-shrink-not-grow-180987448/Visitors can explore 3D renderings of stolen artworks, historical artifacts, rare books and more in UNESCO's new digital museumFri, 03 Oct 2025 20:00:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-virtual-museum-of-stolen-cultural-objects-wants-its-collection-to-shrink-not-grow-180987448/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/journalists-stumble-across-real-estate-listing-with-a-photo-of-a-nazi-looted-painting-hanging-above-the-couch-180987284/The family of a Nazi official has turned in "Portrait of a Lady," an 18th-century artwork by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi. The painting had been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War IIThu, 04 Sep 2025 20:29:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/journalists-stumble-across-real-estate-listing-with-a-photo-of-a-nazi-looted-painting-hanging-above-the-couch-180987284/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fbi-returns-long-lost-manuscript-signed-by-hernan-cortes-in-1527-to-mexicos-national-archives-180987191/The document, which vanished decades ago, includes logistical details linked to the travels of the Spanish conquistador, who had conquered the Aztec Empire several years earlierFri, 15 Aug 2025 16:37:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fbi-returns-long-lost-manuscript-signed-by-hernan-cortes-in-1527-to-mexicos-national-archives-180987191/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-erotic-mosaic-stolen-from-pompeii-during-world-war-ii-finally-returns-home-180986992/A Nazi captain gave artwork, which depicts an intimate Roman romance, to a civilian. When he died, his heirs decided to return the piece to ItalyThu, 17 Jul 2025 14:07:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-erotic-mosaic-stolen-from-pompeii-during-world-war-ii-finally-returns-home-180986992/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-smithsonian-transfers-rare-2300-year-old-silk-manuscrips-to-china-180986667/The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights into ancient Chinese philosophy and religionFri, 23 May 2025 15:58:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-smithsonian-transfers-rare-2300-year-old-silk-manuscrips-to-china-180986667/