Repatriation
Buckingham Palace Refuses to Repatriate Remains of Ethiopian Prince
Taken from his home as a small child, Prince Dejatch Alemayehu died in England at age 18
U.S. Returns $33 Million of Looted Antiquities to Turkey
The collection of 12 items included a headless bronze statue dating to 225 C.E.
What Shipwrecks Reveal About the Origins of the Benin Bronzes
A new study traces the metal used to craft the brass sculptures to manilla bracelets produced in Germany and used as currency in the slave trade
Rare Gold Coin Celebrating Julius Caesar's Death Returned to Greece
Minted in 42 B.C.E., the looted coin broke auction records in 2020 when it sold for $4.2 million
The Smithsonian Will Temporarily House 77 Repatriated Artifacts Amid Unrest in Yemen
Until the items can be returned, the National Museum of Asian Art will keep them safe
Looted Gold Jewelry Returns to Cambodia
Now back in Phnom Penh, the 77 items may have been worn by Angkorian royalty
French Museum Will Return 'Talking Drum' to Ivory Coast
Colonial settlers seized the ten-foot-long wooden instrument in 1916
Italy Celebrates Return of Looted Artifacts Worth $20 Million
Some of the five dozen items had been on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Why a London Museum Is Removing the Skeleton of an 'Irish Giant' From View
Charles Byrne asked for his body to be buried at sea. Instead, an anatomist bought his bones and displayed them to the public
For the First Time, U.S. Repatriates an Artifact to the Palestinian Authority
The item, an ivory cosmetic spoon, dates back to between 800 and 700 B.C.E.
U.S. Returns Looted Sarcophagus to Egypt
The "Green Coffin" had been at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences since 2013
Pope Francis Will Return Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
The fifth-century B.C.E. artifacts have been at the Vatican Museum for 200 years
Inside the Nisga'a Nation's Fight to Get a 36-Foot Totem Pole Back From Scotland
National Museums Scotland agreed to repatriate the object, which was stolen in 1929, following an in-person appeal by an Indigenous delegation
Who Gets to Tell the Story of Ancient Egypt?
On the eve of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, some of the country's artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the bust of Nefertiti, remain overseas
Nazi-Looted Beethoven Manuscript Returned to Original Owners
The Czech Republic's Moravian Museum gave the document to the heirs of the Petschek family
Harvard Museum Pledges to Return Hair Samples of 700 Native American Children
The samples come from students who were forced to attend government-run boarding schools
Massachusetts Museum Returns Wounded Knee Artifacts to Sioux Tribes
A ceremony on Saturday marked the conclusion of a long repatriation process
Nazis Stole Two Paintings From a Jewish Cabaret Star. Now, His Heirs Are Selling Them
Proceeds from the auction will go toward supporting underrepresented artists
Rare Collection of 1940s Art Returns to Zimbabwe After 70 Years
Students at the Cyrene Mission School created the works at a time when the African country was under colonial rule
Ancient Coin Made in Defiance of Roman Rule Returns to Israel
U.S. officials found the stolen coin at a Denver auction in 2017
